FITC Toronto 2012

2012-04-23 00:00:00 2012-04-26 00:00:00 America/Toronto FITC Toronto 2012 The game has changed and FITC is on it! Featuring over 70 renowned digital creators from around the globe, FITC Toronto 2012 attendees will be privy to the knowledge of the best and brightest in the digital space. Toronto FITC Toronto

Presentation


Overview

Artists and designers working with digital media have historically relied upon closed source tools developed by massive corporations. But in some domains, such as creative coding, open source toolkits seem to be overtaking their closed counterparts. Why is open source flourishing, and how far can it go? Is open source sustainable? Can huge companies compete with hordes of amateur developers? Can you open source your creative labor and still make a profit? Do open source contributors really make better lovers? We’ll discuss these pressing issues and more in this heated panel.