Progzine
What if we wrote a bot to draw a zine on writing bots that draw zines? Learn how to craft a no-code script to randomly generate zine titles, stories, and art—then run it immediately in your browser.
– andytuba (they or he)
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Progzine
What if …
Welcome to the Progzine talk!
Page 1 - HOW TO do a thing SO THAT YOU CAN outcome of doing the thing
Page 2 - Describe the problem this how-to solves. What's the pain?
Page 3 - What does after look like? What supplies are needed to start?
What is Tracery?
Tracery in action
What is a zine?
What is Pen & Paper?
What is Wavelength Conf?
Page 4 - How to start, keep going...
Page 5 - Find a text editor & Tracery framework
Page 6 - Write the bot and run it
Hand-write a "final draft"
Convert it into a Tracery grammar
Identify "synonyms" and turn them into placeholders
Add more options for the placeholders
Generate variations
Page 7 - Let's make a bot-zine-bot-zine!
Hand-write a "final draft"
Tracery grammar
Identify "synonyms" and turn them into placeholders
Add more options for the placeholders
Generate variations
Page 8 - Your turn!
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