John Dunn (software developer)

John Dunn
At exhibition Making Waves Art and Science in Chicago 1986
Born(1943-06-06)June 6, 1943
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJune 27, 2018(2018-06-27) (aged 75)
Fort Worth, Texas
EducationMFA in Generative Systems
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Music and art software developer
OrganizationAlgorithmic Arts
Websitealgoart.com

John Francis Dunn (June 6, 1943 - June 27, 2018) was an American music and art software developer. He created several visual art, music, and design software programs, including Lumena, MusicBox, SoftStep, and others. He has also written and performed a variety of electronic music compositions throughout his career. He was a graduate of Sonia Landy Sheridan's Generative Systems program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He also founded Time Arts, Inc. and Algorithmic Arts.