Evolutionary computation for aesthetic purposes involving an interacting particle simulation

Author

Greenfield, Gary

Author_Institution

Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Richmond, Richmond, VA

fYear

2008

fDate

1-6 June 2008

Firstpage

280

Lastpage

285

Abstract

We present the results of our efforts to evolve ldquofountain paintingsrdquo - interacting streams consisting of several hundred encapsulated virtual paint particles that move under the influence of artificial gravity, are subject to collision detection and resolution, and burst open when they impact a virtual canvas. Using algorithmic art examples to motivate the orchestration of such fountains, we explore the formulation of computational criteria for aesthetic fitness evaluation which then lead indirectly to evolved compositions in a new and unexpected style.

Keywords

art; computer animation; evolutionary computation; aesthetic fitness evaluation; algorithmic art; artificial gravity; collision detection; encapsulated virtual paint particles; evolutionary computation; fountain paintings; interacting particle simulation; resolution; virtual canvas; Art; Authentication; Brushes; Computational modeling; Equations; Evolutionary computation; Fluid flow; Gravity; Painting; Paints;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Evolutionary Computation, 2008. CEC 2008. (IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence). IEEE Congress on

Conference_Location

Hong Kong

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1822-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1823-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEC.2008.4630811

Filename

4630811