Anticipation Study No. 1
2008 February 15
Project: Respond to readings about anticipation, particularly as it may be used for communication.
Theory: I was particularly interested in two definitions of anticipation by Mihai Nadin:
Anticipation is an expression of the connectedness of the world, in particular of quantum non-locality.
Anticipation is an attractor within dynamic systems.
With connectedness and attraction as my two main themes, I set about creating a system whose elements would not just react to, but act in concert with the user’s input. Specifically, the idea is to use the element of anticipation (instead of words) to communicate instruction about how to interact and trigger events within the system.
Medium: This is my first project done using Processing. I won’t say anything more about the interface -- just try it out and leave a comment. Was it successful?
Sorry for the post in the wrong place, but I thought you might be interested in this piece of information:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/15/podmaps-concept-patent-sought-by-apple/
Comment by http://owensdesign.livejournal.com/ — 2008 February 19 @ 11:18 am
At first I thought speed=change. Then, after further experimentation, I came to believe that concentration (of the images)= change. It interested me that the movements needed to concentrate the images is based on the shape. Then again, I had some bad drugs as a child and this may all be nostalgia.
Comment by Pat — 2008 February 20 @ 4:03 pm
Movement of the angular pieces reminds me of a kaleidoscope. The circular pieces are easier to conglomerate. Is that because they’re bigger? The activity is hypnotizing.
Comment by Karen — 2008 February 22 @ 2:09 pm