the Universe Machine # 002

the Universe Machine # 002, is a generative program written using processing (JAVA). This 1 minute 48 second real-time generative animation uses a particle (144 particles) flocking behavior randomly mapped with a bank of visual assets and colors. This project is also an exercise in slowness... a death variable tracks each particles lifespan... and after each of the particles have lived their lives, a snapshot of the universe is captured.