Code is more than just beautiful

An essay on limits, movement, bodily sensation and the aesthetics of code

Note: I first wrote this essay in 2009 as part of my Master's degree in Interactive Media: Critical Theory and Practice (now called Digital Cultures) at Goldsmiths College London. I’ve republished it here in full with some changes.

As I sit there staring at the terminal window, all I see is a grey rectangle waiting and waiting for my response. Little does the rectangle know though it's going to be waiting for a while: it's my…