Introducing WebPdL2Ork

In the following paper, we present WebPdL2Ork, a WebAssembly-based runtime environment for the Pd-L2Ork ecosystem that enables easy deployment of patches or code snippets inside a Web browser. Below, we outline and compare its approach to other similar implementations and highlight its unique affordances, some that are inherited from Pd-L2Ork, and others developed to address idiosyncrasies associated with the Web browser’s sandboxed environment. Lastly, we evaluate its implementation using learning modules developed as part of the VT Waves project designed to promote connections between wave physics concepts and music, and the L2Ork Tweeter Pd-L2Ork app, the most complex patch that is included with Pd-L2Ork and is designed to enable EDM-style musicking over the internet while maintaining perfect sync.