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A playground for remixing literature and a space for creativity and research: interactive games, data visualization, electronic literature, and creative tech. Come explore!
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Pop-ups and installations for remixing language together in social, tactile experiences.
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Latest Writing
AnnouncementLaunching LiteraryDJ.comProcess NoteDesigning Icons for Literary RemixingProcess NotePrototyping Lyrical Torus Knots
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An earlier piece from LiteraryDJ's history.
Try It
Markov Monostich (Mini Version)
Sample two classic books and mix them into a poem. Pick a writer for each deck, choose two-word samples from their pages, and compose a single line to add to the wall.
InstructionsChoose two writers to remix.
Tap a line on the wall to see where its words come from.
Across LiteraryDJ
Research, Design, Physical Computing, Exhibits
- ResearchVisualizationsExperimental views of texts: word clouds, torus knots, waveforms, Bloch spheres.
- DesignUI ComponentsThe DJ-style controls and interface pieces, documented.
- Physical ComputingKeyboards & KeycapsCustom keyboard and keycap studies for the most familiar writing tool.
- ExhibitsMarkov MonostichA gallery installation where visitors generate a line from two writers' texts and post it to a shared wall, viewable in AR.
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Desktop App
Full interactive versions of our research, design, MIDI, and quantum computing experiments.
Coming SoonMobile App
Playful surprises and new ways to experiment with literature are coming to your pocket.
Coming SoonTouring Exhibit
Pop-ups and installations for remixing language together in social, tactile experiences.
Live!Join the Newsletter
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From the Archive
An earlier piece from LiteraryDJ's history.
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Across LiteraryDJ
Research, Design, Physical Computing, Exhibits
- ResearchVisualizationsExperimental views of texts: word clouds, torus knots, waveforms, Bloch spheres.Explore Research
- DesignUI ComponentsThe DJ-style controls and interface pieces, documented.Explore Design
- Physical ComputingKeyboards & KeycapsCustom keyboard and keycap studies for the most familiar writing tool.Explore Physical Computing
- ExhibitsMarkov MonostichA gallery installation where visitors generate a line from two writers' texts and post it to a shared wall, viewable in AR.Explore Exhibits