Examples of Physarum projects wanted for TED talk - The Slime Mould Collective2024-03-29T11:31:53Zhttp://slimoco.ning.com/forum/topics/examples-of-physarum-projects-wanted-for-ted-talk?commentId=3917201%3AComment%3A19424&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks Dan, I remember lookin…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-06-16:3917201:Comment:192282014-06-16T14:43:28.374ZHeather Barnetthttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/HeatherBarnett
<p>Thanks Dan, I remember looking at this when you first shared - some lovely footage. Time is very tight in the talk, so I suspect I won't be able to include additional video for this one, but appreciate you sharing. And hopefully there will be a few more visitors /members for the Slime Mould Collective after the talk. All best, Heather</p>
<p>Thanks Dan, I remember looking at this when you first shared - some lovely footage. Time is very tight in the talk, so I suspect I won't be able to include additional video for this one, but appreciate you sharing. And hopefully there will be a few more visitors /members for the Slime Mould Collective after the talk. All best, Heather</p> Hi Heather,
I photographed p…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-06-15:3917201:Comment:192252014-06-15T22:42:46.063Zdan bakerhttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/danbaker
<p>Hi Heather,</p>
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<p>I photographed physarum polycephalum growing, and composited the images into a video loop:</p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/79509535" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/79509535</a></p>
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<p>Hi Heather,</p>
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<p>I photographed physarum polycephalum growing, and composited the images into a video loop:</p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/79509535" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/79509535</a></p>
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<p></p> Hi Dave, Thanks for these. I…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-06-15:3917201:Comment:192242014-06-15T16:19:39.305ZHeather Barnetthttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/HeatherBarnett
<p>Hi Dave, Thanks for these. I also looked at your other vimeo stuff. I want to show an example of agent based modelling and your 'mouldy network' based on Jeff Jones work would be a perfect backdrop to this section. Would you be happy for me to include </p>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/43714455">http://vimeo.com/43714455</a> [mouldy networks] or</p>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/15889397">http://vimeo.com/15889397</a> [occupying and connecting]</p>
<p>instead of the architectural modelling? -…</p>
<p>Hi Dave, Thanks for these. I also looked at your other vimeo stuff. I want to show an example of agent based modelling and your 'mouldy network' based on Jeff Jones work would be a perfect backdrop to this section. Would you be happy for me to include </p>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/43714455">http://vimeo.com/43714455</a> [mouldy networks] or</p>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/15889397">http://vimeo.com/15889397</a> [occupying and connecting]</p>
<p>instead of the architectural modelling? - it's visually engaging and more immediately understood than the architectural model and will make more sense within the narrative.</p>
<p>If so, can you send me a high res version via dropbox. and correct credit i.e. "David/Dave Reeves (discipline: architect? designer? computer scientist?) Title.</p>
<p>Many thanks, all best, Heather</p> Great. Here's a link to the i…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-06-13:3917201:Comment:194242014-06-13T23:30:21.485ZDavid Reeveshttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/DavidReeves
<p>Great. <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/2lp3817wsap18r9/PhSpace.zip" target="_blank">Here's a link</a> to the images via Dropbox.<br/><br/>Also, to simplify the description a bit - the model applies mechanisms of self-organization seen in physarum to space planning and architectural design.</p>
<p>Great. <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/2lp3817wsap18r9/PhSpace.zip" target="_blank">Here's a link</a> to the images via Dropbox.<br/><br/>Also, to simplify the description a bit - the model applies mechanisms of self-organization seen in physarum to space planning and architectural design.</p> Hi Dave,
Thanks, would be gre…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-06-12:3917201:Comment:193202014-06-12T09:47:08.605ZHeather Barnetthttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/HeatherBarnett
<p>Hi Dave,</p>
<p>Thanks, would be great to include.</p>
<p>The challenge is to capture each project in a single slide with a one line description, to demonstrate the breadth and depth of investigation, analogous exploration and modelling with Physarum.</p>
<p>Please do send a screen capture.</p>
<p>best,</p>
<p>Heather</p>
<p>Hi Dave,</p>
<p>Thanks, would be great to include.</p>
<p>The challenge is to capture each project in a single slide with a one line description, to demonstrate the breadth and depth of investigation, analogous exploration and modelling with Physarum.</p>
<p>Please do send a screen capture.</p>
<p>best,</p>
<p>Heather</p> Hi Heather,I've got some ongo…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-06-11:3917201:Comment:192192014-06-11T21:44:39.497ZDavid Reeveshttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/DavidReeves
<p>Hi Heather,<br></br><br></br>I've got some ongoing research which may be relevant. In short, I'm working on a physarum inspired model for spatial organization within the context of architectural design. It's based on principles of chemotaxis similar to those presented in "<span>Characteristics of Pattern Formation and Evolution in Approximations of Physarum Transport Networks</span>" by Jeff Jones. Each spatial entity is represented as an autonomous agent whose goal is to accumulate a certain amount…</p>
<p>Hi Heather,<br/><br/>I've got some ongoing research which may be relevant. In short, I'm working on a physarum inspired model for spatial organization within the context of architectural design. It's based on principles of chemotaxis similar to those presented in "<span>Characteristics of Pattern Formation and Evolution in Approximations of Physarum Transport Networks</span>" by Jeff Jones. Each spatial entity is represented as an autonomous agent whose goal is to accumulate a certain amount of floor area while maintaining appropriate adjacencies with others. They accomplish this through the deposition and detection of virtual pheromones which diffuse through a shared simulation environment acting as a means of communication and coordination. <br/><br/>The research began as my thesis in architecture school, but I've continued to develop it since - finding application within the early stages of larger scale projects. <a href="https://vimeo.com/68234029" target="_blank">Here's a video</a> showing the model in action on a mixed-use tower for example. If you're interested, I'd be happy to export some high res screen captures for the talk.<br/><br/>Best,<br/>Dave</p> Hi Heather, I think I called…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-06-11:3917201:Comment:192182014-06-11T08:50:32.062ZSarah Robertshttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/SarahRoberts
<p>Hi Heather, I think I called that painting 'some pieces of mind'.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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<p>Sarah.</p>
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<p>Hi Heather, I think I called that painting 'some pieces of mind'.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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<p>Sarah.</p>
<p></p> Hi Blaine, Many thanks for sh…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-06-10:3917201:Comment:193182014-06-10T20:32:07.014ZHeather Barnetthttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/HeatherBarnett
<p>Hi Blaine, Many thanks for sharing your event - a great example of grassroots community activity.</p>
<p>Do you have a still image which shows the map (geographically and Physarum network)?</p>
<p>How would you want to be referenced (artist, educator, ?)</p>
<p>All best, Heather</p>
<p>Hi Blaine, Many thanks for sharing your event - a great example of grassroots community activity.</p>
<p>Do you have a still image which shows the map (geographically and Physarum network)?</p>
<p>How would you want to be referenced (artist, educator, ?)</p>
<p>All best, Heather</p> Brilliant, thanks Sarah - lov…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-06-10:3917201:Comment:191142014-06-10T20:27:26.838ZHeather Barnetthttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/HeatherBarnett
<p>Brilliant, thanks Sarah - lovely images! I'll let you know what I use.</p>
<p>Is there a title for the images?</p>
<p>All best, Heather</p>
<p>Brilliant, thanks Sarah - lovely images! I'll let you know what I use.</p>
<p>Is there a title for the images?</p>
<p>All best, Heather</p> this sounds great.
i facilit…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-06-09:3917201:Comment:194192014-06-09T21:33:06.411ZBlaine O'Neillhttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/BlaineONeill
<p>this sounds great.</p>
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<p>i facilitated a community art/science workshop last summer in troy, new york, with a group of high school students.</p>
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<p>we polled neighbors, students, and community leaders to make a geographical map of important places in our neighborhood (sites producing "positive change" in a poor neighborhood that faces increased evictions, foreclosures, racist policing, crime, and lack of job prospects) and then used slime mold to visualize the connective…</p>
<p>this sounds great.</p>
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<p>i facilitated a community art/science workshop last summer in troy, new york, with a group of high school students.</p>
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<p>we polled neighbors, students, and community leaders to make a geographical map of important places in our neighborhood (sites producing "positive change" in a poor neighborhood that faces increased evictions, foreclosures, racist policing, crime, and lack of job prospects) and then used slime mold to visualize the connective nexus that underlies all of these geographically separate places -- the main take-away from using polycephalum was the horizontal/resilient network-building analogy -- that individual nodes in a greater network don't have to be specialists or siloed in order to make an impact on a neighborhood and a community.</p>
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<p>here's the workshop description: <a href="http://www.mediasanctuary.org/node/5563" target="_blank">http://www.mediasanctuary.org/node/5563</a></p>
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<p>as well as a video with some documentation from the workshop: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQr6__1_CLA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQr6__1_CLA</a></p>
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<p>best</p>
<p>blaine</p>