InfiniteMonkeys

A whole lot of monkeys typing code

[InfiniteMonkeys @InfiniteMonkey9]

@agileroundabout tried to register on Eventbrite for today's roundabout but registration is closed, can I still join if I have signed up on Meetup and have ID with me?

[InfiniteMonkeys @InfiniteMonkey9]

@sicchio A history of (pre live-coding) real-time interaction with computers, for example this Pixar animation clip: https://t.co/EVTKIgBDDd
"By the end I'll just have numbers all across the screen, but I'm not looking at the numbers, I'm looking at what they do to the image".

[InfiniteMonkeys @InfiniteMonkey9]

There are currently two flies in the room fruitlessly trying to find the (wide open) window. Their exploration & exploitation game is sub-par. #naturalCamp

[InfiniteMonkeys @InfiniteMonkey9]

Particle Swarm Optimisation is a prime example of why creative computing matters: Make pretty visuals inspired by flocks of birds and and you might end up inspiring a whole generation of people to study nature to solve problems that matter! #naturalCamp

[algoritmic @algoritmic]

Procedurally generated fonts https://t.co/9K9v9JQyve & https://t.co/GOlOxID5qe by @inconvergent #procgen

[InfiniteMonkeys @InfiniteMonkey9]

Evolution is fueled by randomness: start with a pile of coal, make some small, random changes to each piece, repeat until you end up with diamond.

Good or bad, strong or weak, everyone plays an important role in evolution. Celebrate (genetic) diversity! #naturalCamp

[InfiniteMonkeys @InfiniteMonkey9]

Studying Genetic Algorithms can give us an unexpectedly relevant insight on the process of evolution itself, as well as how much the environment can guide and shape the organisms inside it. #naturalCamp

[InfiniteMonkeys @InfiniteMonkey9]

Tonight, the (sonic) swarm will be unleashed for the very first time. Let's just hope we can get it all back into the box afterwards. #naturalCamp https://t.co/MroFoFJawn

[Goldsmiths Computing @goldcomputing]

Tonight @GoldsmithsUoL > Live electronics, sound installations, live coding, interactive visuals & artwork https://t.co/r94e4Dr4kV @GoldsmithsMusic @daenelaw @EAVI_Goldsmiths

[InfiniteMonkeys @InfiniteMonkey9]

First rehearsal with the full swarmchestra. A sneak peak behind the curtains of our first multi-channel piece, multipleAgents. #naturalCamp

[InfiniteMonkeys @InfiniteMonkey9]

Making Art with Swarm Intelligence is about rethinking what a "problem" is. Make up your own rules, enforce them, break them. #naturalCamp

[InfiniteMonkeys @InfiniteMonkey9]

The interactions of flies in a swarm points to a central idea in music: Dispersion and convergence -> tension and release #naturalCamp

[Becky Johnson @becmjo]

#naturalCamp Finding brightest part of image using dispersive flies optimisation, now planning how to apply this to audio generation.

[InfiniteMonkeys @InfiniteMonkey9]

Turns out that algorithms, like humans, can only be jacks of all trades or masters of one, not both. Free lunch's not a thing #naturalCamp