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update: lacma grant — add 5 figures section with captions

- Fig 1: AC platform screenshot (mobile + desktop composite)
- Fig 2: $roz KidLisp generative piece (6k plays)
- Fig 3: KidLisp card gallery (spiral, tree, sunflower, mondrian)
- Fig 4: Spiral card close-up (8 lines of Lisp)
- Fig 5: Yoga convertible laptop (target hardware)
- TODO: replace Fig 5 with real notepat-on-hardware photo

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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grants/lacma-2026/lacma-2026.tex
··· 129 129 This project is not about building a product. It is about demonstrating that the personal computer can still be a site of artistic invention---that the instrument is not yet finished being designed. 130 130 131 131 % ======================================================================= 132 + \achead{Figures} 133 + 134 + \begin{center} 135 + \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{platform-screenshot}\\[4pt] 136 + {\small\color{acgray} \textbf{Fig.\,1} --- \ac{} running on mobile and desktop. The platform hosts 600+ interactive pieces across 2,800 registered users. Social features include chat, multiplayer, and instant QR sharing.} 137 + \end{center} 138 + 139 + \vspace{1em} 140 + 141 + \begin{center} 142 + \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{kidlisp-featured}\\[4pt] 143 + {\small\color{acgray} \textbf{Fig.\,2} --- \textit{\$roz} by @jeffrey, a KidLisp generative piece with 6,000+ plays. KidLisp programs run directly in the browser and on AC Native hardware. Over 16,000 programs have been written on the platform.} 144 + \end{center} 145 + 146 + \vspace{1em} 147 + 148 + \begin{center} 149 + \includegraphics[width=0.85\textwidth]{kidlisp-gallery}\\[4pt] 150 + {\small\color{acgray} \textbf{Fig.\,3} --- Four KidLisp ``cards'' showing code and output. Each card is a self-contained program: Spiral (math), Tree (recursion), Sunflower (nature), Mondrian (art history). Cards can be printed, shared, and minted on-chain.} 151 + \end{center} 152 + 153 + \vspace{1em} 154 + 155 + \begin{center} 156 + \includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{kidlisp-spiral}\\[4pt] 157 + {\small\color{acgray} \textbf{Fig.\,4} --- A single KidLisp card up close. The source code is 8 lines of Lisp. No imports, no build step, no dependencies---the entire program is visible on the card.} 158 + \end{center} 159 + 160 + \vspace{1em} 161 + 162 + \begin{center} 163 + \includegraphics[width=0.7\textwidth]{hardware-yoga}\\[4pt] 164 + {\small\color{acgray} \textbf{Fig.\,5} --- Target hardware: a Lenovo Yoga convertible laptop. AC Native boots from USB on any x86 machine in under 2 seconds, turning commodity hardware into a dedicated creative instrument.} 165 + \end{center} 166 + 167 + % ======================================================================= 132 168 \achead{Statements} 133 169 134 170 \acsubhead{Artistic Merit}