Ant Paintings using a Multiple Pheromone Model

Year: 2006 Authors: Gary R. Greenfield

Core claim

A multiple pheromone model can combine environment-driven and ant-generated marks to create visually complex ant paintings.

Topics

ant painting, pheromone diffusion, stigmergy, computational art

Domains

stochastic simulation, grid dynamics, diffusion-evaporation model, generative art, non-photorealistic rendering, visual complexity, computational aesthetics

Methods

virtual ant swarm simulation, two-pheromone behavioral rules, toroidal grid model, parameterized diffusion and evaporation

Media

color trails, virtual pheromones, computer-generated images

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