Kyna – Assignment 3 Looking Outwards
Medusa #2 by Denis Hovart
http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/25908
The most interesting aspect of this piece to me is how organic the movement feels. There is another version of this piece done by someone else in the most favorites section on openprocessing.org but the motion of this piece I think is much more convincing. He adds an undulation to the path that makes the movement much more believable. I really admire anyone with the ability to make pretty basic code that has a very organic feel to it.
Star Nursery by Ryan Alexander
http://www.processing.org/exhibition/works/starnursery/index_link.html
Star Nursery is a piece created in processing for R.E.M.’s music video animal. The stars interact with motion, becoming brighter and clumping to form their own constellations when motion is detected, whether from underlying footage or mouse movement. This is another example of a very organic project. Though stars don’t ever achieve this sort of motion in life, there is something about the simulated physics of this piece that I find very appealing.
La Gabbia (The Cage) by auroraMeccanica
La Gabbia is a simple piece wherein when a suspended bird cage is disturbed, the shadows of small birds are projected flying out of the cage’s shadow, as though freed by its disturbance. What attracts me most to this piece is the simple way in which it manages to incorporate interactivity while still maintaining aesthetic beauty and a meaning beyond itself. The choice of the cage as the object to be moved makes the act of interaction also one of liberation.