Processing: Inquiring & Analysing
i. Explain and justify the need for a solution to a problem
Generative Art is a piece of art that have randomness in it. It can be music, or visual art. However, unlike on a piece of painting or a music notebook, generative art is usually random. It is usually created using computer programmes. I think generative arts are usually very elegant and pleasurable to see. For me, it seems like they are mostly used for decoration (like in train stations or bus stops) or things like screen savers, so that people won't get bored, and they would have something to observe at.ii. Construct a research plan, which states and prioritises the primary and secondary research needed to develop a solution to the problem
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iii Analyse a group of similar products that inspire a solution to the problem
http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/74380
This is made using processing. It is mainly long parallelograms that are either blue, black, or yellow, that are slightly transparent. They are all either 45 degrees left or right. And what all parallelograms do is the start come out from a point 1 to point 2 and get stretched, then the end from point 1 to point 2 again and disappears. That is how there is a pattern. But how are they random? It generates different colour, different lengths, different speeds coming out and going away (but start and finish part is the same), the start and ends of the shapes can be horizontal or vertical. It feels geometrical and its true because those are geometric shapes. The colour isn't a lot, but they contrast each other well enough it feels colourful, yet not too colourful. I found the transparency contribute to the level of interest a lot, as when they over-lap a new shape that's not a parallelogram comes out. And their colours are slightly different too. Yet those new shape are connected and relate to the parallelograms well as they also have similar colours and their shapes aren't round and is either from vertical, horizontal or 45 degrees left or right lines. I find it is a good amount of randomness and is cool to observe. They are mostly in the middle and has a balance most of the time. (I also think the background is transparent so if it can be put on a desktop it would be cool to see your desktop background). There is little interactiveness, the only one is when you click it, the old shapes will be gone and more than 10 new shapes will come out instantly. I like this quite a bit.
http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/143842
This is one where you click your mouse and drag to draw circles around, and then new circles that are smaller and smaller come out usually to the top right corner. It feels like bubbles when they come out which I like, but when it finishes it feels a little like roots, which I don't like. I can't feel a specific feeling except for madness and all because the colours are all random. But the whole thing together kind of feels like corals. It has a lot of interactivity which is kind of fun to play with. It is good you can press C to clear stage so you don't have to close and open or anything. I don't like about the stroke, it feels like rubbed of pencil on a piece of paper and dirty and all. I think it is fun to play with.
http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/173277
There are many circles that follows the mouse. A certain number of circles are generated each second. And they will follow the path to the mouse. However, they don't exactly follow the path of the mouse, if there was an angle, they shift bit by bit until it is round. It feels very 3D and is kind of like a worm. However, I think the fact there are no colours makes it very plain, and it's a little dizzy. I think it is a little fun to play with.
http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/102329
I think this ones looks the coolest. When you click and move the mouse, these lines shoot out in different kind of angles but are relevant to those in the same line. Not only do they shoot in different angles, they shoot at different angles. And sometimes dots come out. This whole thing kind of makes me think of snow and ice because of the white background and the bluish cool lines. I think maybe the pinkish reddish colour contributed to the feel of santa? Maybe, but it feels like snow and christmas a little. The dots makes it a little more friendly looking, I think it is very cool-looking, and pretty fun to play with. I like it.
This is made using processing. It is mainly long parallelograms that are either blue, black, or yellow, that are slightly transparent. They are all either 45 degrees left or right. And what all parallelograms do is the start come out from a point 1 to point 2 and get stretched, then the end from point 1 to point 2 again and disappears. That is how there is a pattern. But how are they random? It generates different colour, different lengths, different speeds coming out and going away (but start and finish part is the same), the start and ends of the shapes can be horizontal or vertical. It feels geometrical and its true because those are geometric shapes. The colour isn't a lot, but they contrast each other well enough it feels colourful, yet not too colourful. I found the transparency contribute to the level of interest a lot, as when they over-lap a new shape that's not a parallelogram comes out. And their colours are slightly different too. Yet those new shape are connected and relate to the parallelograms well as they also have similar colours and their shapes aren't round and is either from vertical, horizontal or 45 degrees left or right lines. I find it is a good amount of randomness and is cool to observe. They are mostly in the middle and has a balance most of the time. (I also think the background is transparent so if it can be put on a desktop it would be cool to see your desktop background). There is little interactiveness, the only one is when you click it, the old shapes will be gone and more than 10 new shapes will come out instantly. I like this quite a bit.
http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/143842
This is one where you click your mouse and drag to draw circles around, and then new circles that are smaller and smaller come out usually to the top right corner. It feels like bubbles when they come out which I like, but when it finishes it feels a little like roots, which I don't like. I can't feel a specific feeling except for madness and all because the colours are all random. But the whole thing together kind of feels like corals. It has a lot of interactivity which is kind of fun to play with. It is good you can press C to clear stage so you don't have to close and open or anything. I don't like about the stroke, it feels like rubbed of pencil on a piece of paper and dirty and all. I think it is fun to play with.
http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/173277
There are many circles that follows the mouse. A certain number of circles are generated each second. And they will follow the path to the mouse. However, they don't exactly follow the path of the mouse, if there was an angle, they shift bit by bit until it is round. It feels very 3D and is kind of like a worm. However, I think the fact there are no colours makes it very plain, and it's a little dizzy. I think it is a little fun to play with.
http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/102329
I think this ones looks the coolest. When you click and move the mouse, these lines shoot out in different kind of angles but are relevant to those in the same line. Not only do they shoot in different angles, they shoot at different angles. And sometimes dots come out. This whole thing kind of makes me think of snow and ice because of the white background and the bluish cool lines. I think maybe the pinkish reddish colour contributed to the feel of santa? Maybe, but it feels like snow and christmas a little. The dots makes it a little more friendly looking, I think it is very cool-looking, and pretty fun to play with. I like it.
iv. Develop a design brief, which presents the analysis of relevant research
I plan to create something that will follow the mouse. I want to follow the second example mainly. I would like to make it feel more like bubbles, not roots. I would also want to create a mood using a certain colour, and take away the strokes. I am going to create something that can change colour pressing different keys, and make it feel like different seasons. I want to create something related with nature because I feel like we should interact with nature more in our lives, we should remind ourselves about it even when we are looking at some computer. If I can simplify the feeling of a season and fit it in a generative art using colours, that would be interesting and beautiful.
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