{"id":50460,"date":"2025-07-06T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T11:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/borupscorners\/?p=50460"},"modified":"2025-10-13T03:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T03:18:42","slug":"what-the-f-is-vibe-coding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/borupscorners\/what-the-f-is-vibe-coding\/","title":{"rendered":"What the F&# is Vibe Coding?!?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learning to use AI tools for the arts and community projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0\u201cWhat the F&# is Vibe Coding?!?\u201d<\/em>* workshop was delivered on July 5, 2025 as part of a professional development and digital literacy series led by\u00a0Jamie Bell<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0Art Borups Corners<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0The Arts Incubator Winnipeg<\/a><\/strong>. The session explored the emerging idea of\u00a0vibe coding<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 a creative, human-centred approach to working with artificial intelligence that combines intuition, emotion, and technology. The workshop was designed for artists, community organizers, and creative professionals who wanted to better understand how AI tools are transforming the way we design, create, and collaborate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamie began by unpacking the phrase \u201cvibe coding\u201d in accessible, conversational language. Rather than being a technical form of programming, vibe coding was described as a mindset \u2014 a way of building with feeling<\/em>. It\u2019s about using AI tools that understand tone, style, and intent to create digital experiences that resonate emotionally and aesthetically. Participants discussed how creative coding had already blurred the lines between art and technology, and how AI represents the next step: not just automating work, but amplifying creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshop featured hands-on demonstrations of two leading-edge tools:\u00a0Google AI Studio<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT Canvas<\/a><\/strong>. We also explored some simple examples of how vibe coding can be used to craft simple<\/strong> prototypes<\/strong><\/a>. Jamie showed how Google AI Studio allows users to experiment with text-based and multimodal AI models to create interactive prototypes, chatbots, and creative applications \u2014 all without extensive programming knowledge. ChatGPT Canvas was presented as an intuitive space where conversation itself becomes a creative interface, enabling artists and educators to build interactive apps, games, or artworks through guided dialogue with AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through these demonstrations, participants saw how AI is changing the way we work with technology \u2014 shifting from a focus on code and control to collaboration and co-creation. Jamie emphasized that AI can now act as a creative partner, translating human ideas into form and structure. The discussion also addressed the importance of maintaining human agency and authorship in an AI-driven world, reminding participants that technology should serve artistic vision, not replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n