Archive for Automata
August 5, 2008 at 9:48 pm· Filed under Play, Novel Ideas, Automata, code stimulus, Visualisation
Well, Mozart it aint… but, you know what, Mozart was never this pretty.
There’s something quite hypnotic about watching a flocking simulation. The pseudo-intelligent behaviour that we witness so often in nature, which can be mimicked with just a few simple rules, is really quite compelling regardless of the canvas on which it is presented.
From the site:
Phlock is an interactive installation that allows viewers to sequence sounds and create music using the emergent behavior of digital creatures.
Enough said. Now watch:
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November 4, 2007 at 8:54 pm· Filed under Flash, Play, Portfolio, Novel Ideas, Automata
I had the idea for this experiment a few months ago and I’ve actually attempted it a few times - each iteration being close to what I was intending to achieve but alas, not close enough. This time I’m happy enough with the solution to release it to the world.
I’ve decided that I’m really quite fascinated with three concepts in particular, broadly these are - 1) Automata/Intelligent Agents 2) Intransitivity (the Rock-Paper-Scissors rule set), and 3) Organising information spatially, or by proximity. You’ll see these ideas again and again throughout this site (and no doubt even more in the future!).
This latest adventure touches on all three of these concepts. Brace yourself.
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April 12, 2007 at 12:18 am· Filed under Flash, Play, Portfolio, Novel Ideas, Automata
Today I had this idea for a visualisation and since work wasn’t too urgent I decided to run with it.
Though the idea is pretty simple, I still think the result is quite fun to watch.
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February 3, 2007 at 7:01 pm· Filed under Flash, Play, Portfolio, Novel Ideas, Automata
I’ve been meaning to explore the use of sound in my experiments, and this post marks the start of that adventure.
The idea was to scatter a number of instruments around the stage and trigger their use by giving meaning to the proximity relationship they each have with their peers.
I was secretly hoping that my legion of sound monkeys could write some Shakespeare and I think sometimes it does actually sound like there’s method to the madness… though obviously… there are still a few more secrets for the monkeys to learn before I send them into the DJ business.
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November 26, 2006 at 2:30 pm· Filed under Flash, Play, Portfolio, Automata
Continuing on in the Automata series and in response to a comment on the Geometry Gene Pool experiment, I’ve had a play around with some now familiar concepts, but have limited it to a triumvirate of competing entities.
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November 12, 2006 at 10:08 am· Filed under Flash, Play, Portfolio, Novel Ideas, Automata
So I decided to have another look at automata-type behaviour - this time we observe these little swimming creatures and how they try to convert every other creature they come across to their way of thinking.
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April 18, 2006 at 5:09 pm· Filed under Flash, Play, Portfolio, Novel Ideas, Automata
Finally! I’ve been wanting to have a go at this for a long time and this morning I got that familiar Flash urge… (otherwise known as thesis procrastination) and I had to have a go.
The experiment shows a number of randomly generated boxes that interact in a variety of ways - click the buttons on the lower left of the screen to see the difference.
FYI - “Automata” is defined on Dictionary.com as:
- A self-operating machine or mechanism, especially a robot.
- One that behaves or responds in a mechanical way.
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