Show Notes: Episode 174
Founder, Pixel Corps
ISO parallels a film term called “ASA”. Essentially, it effects the sensitivity of the sensor. In the old days of film, ASA would use different chemicals that would make it more sensitive at the cost of detail (because there was more grain). ISO rates similarly to ASA but we’re now just talking about gain and sensors. As we artificially more sensitive, we introduce more noise (which looks a bit like the old film grain).
The great thing about digital vs film is that this setting is variable. When we had film, we were stuck with the speed of the film we put into our camera but with digital, the speed can be changed between photos. This means you get great photos outside and in. By opening up your ISO, you can capture many photos without a flash…which often looks much more natural. You may have a grainier image but as technology gets better, much of this will be a thing of the past.
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Game Design Instructor, Vancouver Film School
What is Generative Art?
Generative art refers to art that has been generated, composed, or constructed in an algorithmic manner through the use of systems defined by computer software algorithms, or similar mathematical or mechanical or randomised autonomous processes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_art
Why is Flash a great tool to create Experimental Art?
Being a very visual tool, the artist can quickly analyze the results of a drawing algorithm and easily make tweaks and changes until they are satisfied with the results. The ability to almost instantaneously see the visual output of your experiementations allows for quick prototyping and very interesting results.
What other tools can you use to create Generative Art?
Other great tools for creating Generative Art include:
Java:
http://java.sun.com/
http://www.turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking/chess.html
http://www.solaas.com.ar/dreamlines/index.htm
http://portfolio.barbariangroup.com/nextfest/index.htmProcessing:
http://processing.org/
http://www.generatorx.no/20060922/further-processing-pt-1-generative-art...
http://processing.org/exhibition/works/metropop/RELATED WEBSITE LINKS
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flashcs3/flash_vector_illustration.htm
http://www.digitalthread.com/webdesign/extra_experimental/index.php?page...
http://www.reas.com/
http://www.sanchtv.com/
http://flashtothecore.praystation.com/
http://ps3.praystation.com/pound/v2/
www.MacMerc.com
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Air Date: April 11, 2008
TranscriptCaller Questions
- Tom, Newport Beach, CA
- Kim, Prince Rupert
- David, Melbourne, VIC
Yewell's Jewels
- AndreaMosaicwindows
AndreaMosaic is a freeware program you can create your own photographic mosaics made with your own pictures. A photographic mosaic is a mosaic where every tile is a photograph and not just a simple colored piece.
Kate’s Tips
- PaperToys.com
Can’t keep your kid’s nose out of his Nintendo DS? You might tempt him to give the video games a rest with a paper model from Paper Toys. Most parents will have to stay involved in these projects, as they can get quite complicated (and require a certain level of manual dexterity), but there’s enough here to choose from—everything from a T-Rex to the Taj Mahal—to keep your craft table humming for weekends to come. The models are provided as one-page letter-sized printouts on your home printer; the site suggests using a photocopier to enlarge.