The Nuvotion Charter

This living document enshrines our commitment to the harmonious fusion of art and technology, while staying true to our community values.

We encourage every artist in the Nuvotion community to reflect on these principles, visions, and long term goals.

Principles

The Accessible Art Principle

We believe in removing all barriers to the creation of art, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity for everyone, regardless of financial or physical challenges.

The Technical Artist Principle

We celebrate the fusion of technical excellence and strong artistic vision, believing that the most impactful creations arise from this harmony.

The Emergent Creation Principle

We encourage spontaneous, improvisational, and surprising artistic expressions that emerge from the interaction of simple systems, rather than relying on carefully timecoded, predetermined outcomes.

The Opinionated Workflow Principle

We value expressive, intuitive workflows that make it easy for anyone to create, rather than always prioritizing flexibility to do things in any way.

The Unified Ecosystem Principle

We believe in creating a cohesive, curated, and precise ecosystem, favoring intuitive tools accessible to everyone over fragmented, complex solutions that only technical experts can understand.

The Hidden Gems Principle

We maintain a thoughtful approach to promoting our projects, ensuring they are accessible to those who actively seek them. We appreciate and reward the efforts of those who delve deeper to discover our work.

The Artisan Principle

We commit to excellence in craft, taking the necessary time and care to ensure each of our projects meets our high standards of quality and innovation, and rejecting the "move fast and break things" mentality.

The Natural Muse Principle

We believe that nature is the ultimate artistic inspiration, unparalleled by human creation, and therefore we mindfully protect and care for our environment.

The Compassionate Coexistence Principle

We stand firmly against the exploitation of animals, condemning the practice of treating their suffering as sport and reducing them to mere products to be controlled and processed.

The (AI) Artistic Integrity Principle

We denounce the exploitation and theft of artists' work through blockchain and web scraping, especially for profit-driven purposes.

The Equality Principle

We believe that our diversity in culture and perspective is our greatest strength, and we embrace the many forms of human art and culture. We also believe that all humans are created equal and should not be discriminated against based on race, gender, sexuality, nationality, ability, or any other protected status.

The Open Source Principle

We believe in building with open source technology rather than proprietary solutions, continuously striving to improve our adoption of and contribution to open source.

The Sustainable Technology Principle

We support the sustainability of technology by investing in renewable resources, repairable products, and recycling "obsolete" tech destined for the landfill.

The Alignment Principle

We strive to embody integrity by aligning our thoughts, words, and actions, fostering trust and sincerity. We believe in genuine, open communication, speaking with purpose, listening with intent, and meeting the needs of the community.

The Independence Principle

We champion artistic freedom and self-reliance, creating and using our own platforms to uniquely express creativity and technology, minimizing monopolized influence.

The Golden Rule Principle

We treat others as we would like to be treated. This principle embodies empathy, respect, and mutual upliftment in all our endeavors.

The No Bullshit Principle

We advocate for straightforwardness in financial interactions, ensuring transparent prices, like $30 instead of $29.99, and avoiding deceptive sales tactics and microtransactions.

The Stability Principle

We prioritize reliability and robustness over constant feature additions, ensuring a solid and dependable experience for everyone.

The No Sellouts Principle

We are unwavering in our commitment to uphold our vision and values, refusing to compromise for financial gain and rejecting exploitation by larger entities seeking to profit at the expense of our integrity.

The Acknowledge Humanity Principle

We recognize each individual's creativity and humanity, calling them 'artists' instead of 'users.' We reject cliché marketing phrases like "engage your audience," "captivating," "mesmerizing," and "memorable"—none capture the depth of artistic expression. Instead, we advocate for genuine connections that foster true appreciation of the artist and their impact.

Vision

Our vision is that every artist develops:

Confidence and Expression Through Software

The knowledge, skills, and confidence to use free software to amplify their art and impact their community.

Societal Insight

A deep understanding of societal and ethical issues, enabling them to critically evaluate the impact of art and technology and to create and advocate for positive change.

Adaptive Creativity

The mindsets that empower them to confidently engage with technological change and to continue learning about new creative frameworks.

Professional Artistry

The capability to turn their artistic passion into an impactful profession.

Community Connection

A deep personal connection to their community through mentorship and collaboration, rather than being isolated and protective of their artistic process.

Long Term Goals

Institutional Artistic Education

To enable any educational institution to teach artists about interactive art by providing the best possible curriculum, resources, and training for teachers.

Community Artistic Education

To engage millions of artists in learning about interactive art outside of school through online communities, clubs, meetups, mentoring, and partnerships with youth organizations.

Empowering Youth Creation

To deepen our understanding of how young artists learn to create with interactive technologies, and to use that knowledge to enhance the impact of our work and advance the field of live performance art.