May 20, 2005
the Nature of code
If we had a whole semester for our AI/AL/generativity module, it could be something like Dan Shiffman's class "the Nature of code" taught at ITP.
They also use Processing for all assignments.
Beautiful stuff.
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May 09, 2005
ai assignment
my applet is here
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April 13, 2005
References for Artificial Intelligence
Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology, Valentino Braitenberg, MIT Press, 1986
Society of Mind, Marvin Minsky, MIT, 1988
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (2nd edition), Russell & Norvig, Prentice Hall, 2002
Understanding Intelligence, Rolf Pfeifer & Christian Scheier, MIT Press, 2001
More specialized books on intelligent robotics and autonomous agents :
Evolutionary Robotics : the Biology, Intelligence, and Technology of Self-Organizing Machines, Stefano Nolfi & Dario Floreano, MIT Press, 2004
Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots, Roland Siegwart, MIT Press, 2004
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April 06, 2005
Stereoscopic Flash MX Experiment
Here it is, the first playable of my attempt @ Stereoscopic Flash Work.View File
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April 05, 2005
Ray Zone visits Seminar // checks out our Wheatstone
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Readings for 4/7 class
For those of you who intend to take the "Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life and Generativity (applied to arts)" module (and even for those who don't but are curious), here are some readings :
About generative art :
How I Drew One of My Pictures or, the Authorship of Generative Art, Adrian Ward and Geoff Cox, London, 1999
The Aesthetics of Generative Code, Geoff Cox, Alex McLean and Adrian Ward, London, 1999
A strong believer in AI :
Why People Think Computers Can't, Marvin Minsky, MIT, 1982
If you still don't know this classical article on interactive art :
Transforming Mirrors, David Rokeby, Very Nervous System, Toronto, 1996
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March 30, 2005
9-11 stereo photographs
this link was posted on the backchannel during seminar (i believe the artist is Tracy's friend) -- great 3dness:
"link here"
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March 28, 2005
sorry I didn't make it over to ZML like I promised...
... but by the time my 541b class was over my brain was fried... and I'm afraid I forgot all about it.
Hope everything is going well for everyone.
If any of you needs help with anything tomorrow (Tuesday) I'd be happy to come in and work with you between 1 and 6 - just let me know.
UPDATE: There are classes all day in ZML until 6, so I can be at ZML from 6 on - however, everyone should write to me and let me know if you'll be coming, because I'll be skipping an event I'd like to go to, so I'd rather not show up if nobody's going to be there.
by the way, Justin fixed the page tonight so that:
* comment (typekey) logins are working again.
* the stereo 3D links I posted now actually link to actual websites.
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March 27, 2005
sandstone 3D
Just took a day trip to Arizona and shot these spectacular sandstone cliffs...
...ok, well actually it's the beach near the Santa Monica pier.
and here are some tests with alternate color schemes. Interesting how much variation you can get away with.
[note: on my system, the green variations ghost badly in all browsers, but if you copy/paste into a photoshop document they work fine. Weird.]
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March 25, 2005
stereo 3D recorder standalone
Here's the latest (and hopefully final for now) version of the stereo 3D quicktime viewer/recorder. It's now a standalone application (~ 1.5MB zipped). Runs fine on my powerbook - please let me know if you experience any problems.
Audio is working - make sure to select the REALTIME option when recording sync sound, or your audio might end up slightly out of sync.
Also, change the codec quality to 'high' or 'max' when recording an anaglyph movie to avoid jpeg ghosting artifacts.
Press h for help file.
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