Taking a Point for a Walk: Pattern Formation with Self-Interacting Curves

Year: 2014 Authors: David Chappell

Core claim

Self-interacting curve rules can produce visually coherent, repeating, and mutable 2D patterns from a single walk.

Topics

generative design, self-avoiding walks, pattern formation, mutation rate

Domains

random walks, geometry of curves, Brownian motion, self-avoiding walks, generative art, 2D design, pattern making, visual coherence

Methods

random-curvature walk, antennae collision detection, self-following rule, barrier constraints

Media

Processing, smooth curves, 2D rendered drawings

Source status

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