Monthly Archives: March 2012

Genetic Algorithms the Easy Way

By Matt | Published: March 28, 2012

Most of my work to date has been reactive, that is there is a 1-1 connection between what the user does and what the application does. Recently for a class project I decided to use Genetic Algorithms to enhance the user experience and potentially augment some of the creative processes of working with a tool. […]

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aMotion Toolkit – Submission to CAe 2012

By Matt | Published: March 19, 2012

Demonstration video from research at SFU. Submitted to Computational Aesthetics 2012. Abstract from paper: Visual artists and designers frequently use carefully crafted motion textures — patterns of ambient motion throughout a scene — to imbue the atmosphere with affect. The design of such ambient visual cues is an elusive topic that has been studied by […]

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