metabiosis

In our “go forth & *” software, we’ve now implemented the previously mentioned shapegenerator. We also introduced fertility cycles, reproduction and the prevention of over- and underpopulation. Our next step is making the packets jump from one ecosystem to the next.

Saturday 14 october, 22.30 hrs
Piksel festival, Bergen Norway
d_u_w by Marloes de Valk

The “Digital Feedback as another State of Matter. Automated Creation Processes as a new Clay” text (http://metabiosis.goto10.org/2006/09/12/another-state-of-matter/) is being published by ap (http://1010.co.uk) for [the] xxxxx [reader] POD book.

Miniphy is a Packet Forth words library that provides various simple math shortcuts and handy functions that can be useful to handle simple 2D vectors.

I remember I’m going to forget what I just remembered.
Sampling one reality
There is an essential difference between the analogue universe and its digital transposition. An analogue model is carried by a continuous signal while its digital alter ego codes the information in a symbolic way using a numerical system.

To give each packet of data its own personality and shape, i’ve made a shape generating script in PF. The shape is determined by the packets “DNA”. In this script the DNA consists of 4 random numbers between 0 and 9, linked to the following characteristics: sociability, speed, reproductivity and love for travelling. Some packets […]