rdex

reaction-diffusion explorer

rdex

rdex logo

client

rdex client

server

nearby pattern exploration

rdex server nearby pattern exploration

colour pattern exploration

rdex server colour pattern exploration

texture pattern exploration

rdex server texture pattern exploration

segment pattern exploration

rdex server segment pattern exploration

inspiration

excerpt from The Secret Life Of Chaos, BBC, 2009

emergent behaviour classification

  1. homogeneous: dead
  2. regular: uninteresting
  3. chaotic: meaningless
  4. complex: intriguing

installation at Kiblix, Maribor

initial plan

actual implementation

map of hyperspace

2d layout of 2d slices makes 4d

small squares stuck at the right place

intensive manual labour

cutting up printed batches

future developments

non-uniform parameters

pixel art reinterpretations

time based media

self-referentiality

thank you

rdex.mathr.co.uk