In this essay, we will explore the idea of emergence. We will examine how objects and patterns can arise from simple interactions in ways that are surprising and counter-intuitive. We will present examples with simple squares that turn on and off, but the underlying ideas will provide you with a new perspective for thinking about many phenomena in the everyday world. —Resnick and Silverman —Exploring Emergence (Life-Long Kindergarten — MIT)
An interesting series of short web pages, each with a JavaScript box that demonstrates a concept from Life (a game in which a set of simple rules turns on and off blocks on the screen). Created in 1996.
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters.
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve…
Nothing in this stack is pressing, but they do include rough drafts of final papers,…