Generative Art with Swarm Landscapes |
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| Authors: | Diogo de Andrade Nuno Fachada Carlos M. Fernandes Agostinho C. Rosa |
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| Affiliation: | 1.School of Communication, Arts and Information Technology, Lusófona University, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal;2.HEI-Lab—Digital Human-Environment Interactions Lab, Lusófona University, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal;3.LARSyS: Laboratory for Robotics and Systems in Engineering and Science, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (C.M.F.); (A.C.R.) |
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| Abstract: | We present a generative swarm art project that creates 3D animations by running a Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm over synthetic landscapes produced by an objective function. Different kinds of functions are explored, including mathematical expressions, Perlin noise-based terrain, and several image-based procedures. A method for displaying the particle swarm exploring the search space in aesthetically pleasing ways is described. Several experiments are detailed and analyzed and a number of interesting visual artifacts are highlighted. |
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| Keywords: | particle swarm optimization swarm art function landscapes procedural content generation computational aesthetics aesthetics model |
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