Programmable Ink

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Three live prototypes show sketching that actually computes: Inkbase exposes spatial queries on a stylus canvas to make reactive checkboxes and plot derivatives; Crosscut gives yellow “meta ink” values so geometry and a step sequencer emerge by direct manipulation; a constraint-driven sketcher generates schedules by visual queries rather than code. Each prototype is rough but working, demonstrates concrete primitives and workflows, and surfaces open engineering and integration limits.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 1:08Pen & paper is a great tool for externalizing our thoughts
3. 3:01Pen & paper is a static medium
4. 5:06Dynamic medium is a tyranny of formalisms
5. 14:432. Creating dynamic behaviors through textual programming is not a good fit for a sketchy environment

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