FITC 2005 Presentations - Computational Design

Computational Design

Casey Reas - [www.groupc.net]

Benjamin Fry - [acg.media.mit.edu/people/fry]

FITC 2005

-> Setup series of rules and let dataset affect the objects with rules set upon them

Gap between Data and Understanding
Computational Informational Design draws a thread between all of these different fields
Create map of latitude on one axis and longitude on the other
Find maximum and minimum values to plot (Example U.S. map shown with these coordinates -120 - -65 x val & 24 - 49 y val)
Dynamically type in zip codes and quickly traverse data and zoom in on zip codes in map (acg.media.mit.edu/people/fry/zipdecode) like position map
Seeing smooth transitions helps with the UI
Human Genome project visualization example (acg.media.mit.edu/people/fry/haplotypes)
Periodic table of the elements for the human genome example
Show multiple visual representations within one work and see how those visuals fit together

-> Processing.Org

Allow people to learn about programming while maintaining a visual base
Develop much quicker, get ideas out of your head and into the software quicker
Alphabot example (look up)
Full 3d engine inside of it
Deals well with both vector and raster drawing
Very fast at mathematical calculations
Gestural expressive animation example (http://www.moovl.org/)
Use as a sketchbook, "there are not a lot of good tools for sketching software"
The first language you learn can affect how you think about software
Teach this to Esty and Charlotte :)
You can use openGL renderer in Processing
Processing is a base for future learning
Encourage people to share their code with each other and this output is automatically included in the export
You can use either HSD or RGB values for color
Motion Theory used processing for dynamic star effect for Michael Stipe on REM video
They Rotoscoped Michael Stipe to black and white and then dynamically applied effect to that data