the Universe Machine # 003

the Universe Machine # 003, is a custom, written from scratch, generative program using processing (JAVA). This 3 minute 27 second real-time generative animation uses a particle (500 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. This current render cycles through this life and death dance six times. Because this is an algorithmic generative piece of software, it is not limited to a fixed timeline of animation, it can create an infinite length of animation and ...View all