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Thu 27 Mar 2014

Process – Part 04: On Differential Motion

Thu 27 Mar 2014 27 Mar 14

Filed In: Artifish

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Artifish

One of Whitney’s hallmarks was his implementation of Differential Motion in his various projects. It’s a simple process that yields interesting results, and ultimately served to encapsulate his overall life philosophy. And I have to agree, to an extent, I… Read more

Thu 27 Mar 2014

Process – Part 03: Happy Trails

Thu 27 Mar 2014 27 Mar 14

Filed In: Artifish

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Artifish

First, apologies for the corny title, but hey, it’s late. I thought it would be worth making a quick note to go over how the trails are constructed, as they are the centerpiece of the overall effect. I’d love to… Read more

Thu 27 Mar 2014

Process – Part 02: Teaching Fish To Swim

Thu 27 Mar 2014 27 Mar 14

Filed In: Artifish

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Artifish

While it was easy enough to get one object running on the spline, finding an efficient way to direct many objects, while still giving them some “autonomy” was not immediately clear. But again, it was a matter of marrying some… Read more

Thu 27 Mar 2014

Process – Part 01: Generating Splines

Thu 27 Mar 2014 27 Mar 14

Filed In: Artifish

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Artifish

Getting to the Points Since artifish is actually a splinter project, the groundwork for the core functions had already been laid. Still, as we are interested in sharing the process, it’s worth taking a look. A spline is a virtual… Read more

Thu 27 Mar 2014

Process – Part 00: Scope, Tools, and Setup

Thu 27 Mar 2014 27 Mar 14

Filed In: Artifish

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Artifish

Project Scope I am intentionally keeping the scope very narrow, at least for the short term. There are definitely some stretch goals, but for now, here is what is planned for the DevArt proposal:

The virtual “aquarium” will consist of

Wed 26 Mar 2014

Introduction

Wed 26 Mar 2014 26 Mar 14

Filed In: Artifish

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Artifish

Background As I mentioned in the description, I’d been working on an interactive version of John Whitney’s Matrix III. If you haven’t seen the film, and you’re even mildly interested in computer-generated art, this is a must see . In… Read more

Wed 26 Mar 2014

Project Description

Wed 26 Mar 2014 26 Mar 14

Filed In: Artifish

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Artifish

Few will argue that gazing into an aquarium of beautiful fish can be relaxing, soothing, even meditative. There is something about the arc of their path, the slow pulsing of the tail and fins. . . the reflective ripples that… Read more

Sun 06 Oct 2013

WaveMaker: A Closer Look (Part 1)

Sun 06 Oct 2013 06 Oct 13

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WaveMaker

WaveMaker is Memetic Arts’ free, web-based application for producing realtime Generative Art (aka Algorithmic Art or Computational Art). When Version 1.0 is released, its interaction format will follow the well-known “Explorer” pattern, in which the user can modify a set… Read more

Sat 05 Oct 2013

Fabian Oefner and the Artsy Side of Science

Sat 05 Oct 2013 05 Oct 13

Filed In: Art+Tech+Science

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Art+Tech+Science

When I first saw Fabian Oefner’s work I, like most everyone else, was immediately struck by its intensity, vividness and sheer beauty. Some of it reminded me of Keith Haring’s trademark patterns and colors (like the image above, from the… Read more

Thu 03 Oct 2013

WaveMaker is Live!

Thu 03 Oct 2013 03 Oct 13

Filed In: WaveMaker

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WaveMaker

I’m happy to announce that we’ve just released version 0.6 of WaveMaker, an open-source application for creating gorgeous generative art right in your browser. WaveMaker was initially developed internally as a tool for generating wave-like patterns for the background images… Read more

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