“computation does not need to make objects colder. when used thoughtfully, it makes them more alive” 🖤

Nine more variations on a very interesting set of transforms posted as a "Sanctuary Sunday" challenge by Nancy Pierce in the Jwildfire Sanctuary group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/jwfsanctuary

The initial prompt developed by Nancy was:

Transform 1 (HyperbolicEllipse)

Transform 2 (Julia3D)

Transform 3 (Minkowscope)

Transform 4 and 5 (CutHexDots)

Transform 6 (Sunflower)

Final 1 (Lazy Susan + Extrude)

Final 2 (Julian2)

Final 3 (iDisc)

These variations were created by altering the affines and non-linear constants, and by substituting other transforms in place of Julian2, including: ePush, Gamma, glsl_Circuits, and Julia_Outside

--Steve

PasanenJenni on twitter

OMG OMG

so beautiful ;_;

Despite having more than enough side projects, I’ve started another one:

UJI is a minimalist generative art thing – press the buttons and play with the sliders. Its interface is designed (or, rather, deliberately not designed) for exploration through play, and I’ve released it under a variant of the MIT License that requires you to feed your local birds if you make an NFT with it.

Ghostboi in the Land of the Dead: The Final Project

For the version of "Ghostboi in the Land of the Dead" which would be exhibited at the final degree show, I chose to have the controller only rely on two tilt switches to move Ghostboi. After a few rounds of user testing, I found that making players touch the eyes/teeth of the controller was too difficult to do while controlling Ghostboi's position by using the arms. This way, if Ghostboi hovers over a burger for a certain amount of time, he is able to eat it.

Admittedly, I didn't spend too much time around my piece during the degree show and spent that time enjoying the other student's work and catching up with friends. However, during the few occasions that I stayed close to my work, I was able to observe how the audience reacted to it.

I noted that some people were hesitant to pick up the controller unless they were specifically prompted by me. A few others were not comfortable with bendind and contorting the controller as much as was need to move Ghostboi, unless prompted by me to do so. However, many others were eager to do so and figured out how to use it with minimal guidance for me. Overall, I found that it was much clearer to use this controller than it was to use "Void of Memory". Also, the audience responded well to the haptic feedback I included in the controller. The vibrating sensation emphasized the sense of discomfort happening on the screen.

I am quite excited to take Ghostboi to gaming-centered exhibitions in order to see what the audience reaction will be like and to see whether the crowd over there is as hesitant to pick up the controller on their own and how much guidance they need from me before they figure out how to use it.