At an algorave the code screen, not the performer, is often the audience's focus

Unlike conventional performance where the performer is the visual focus, at an algorave the computer musician may not be the main point of focus - attention is often centred on a screen displaying the live coding, i.e. the process of writing source code. So the audience can not only dance to and hear the music but also see the process that generates it. This inverts the usual performer/audience hierarchy: the medium of composition is foregrounded rather than the body of the composer, making the process transparent as both an aesthetic and an ethical choice.

Examples

At the Club Fierce 2014 algorave pictured in the article, projectors show the live-coding editor; audience members dance while reading the pattern logic on screen.

Assessment

Explain why foregrounding the code screen rather than the performer is both an aesthetic and ethical choice, and what it gives the audience that a conventional DJ set does not.