FLUX ⊹

A PLAYGROUND FOR EMERGENT FORM

Nothing stays
in formation.

Hundreds of small decisions. One unexpected whole. Change the field and watch a new arrangement find its way into being.

Disturb the field
STUDY 08 / TorusFORM / LIGHT / MOTION
FIELD ENERGY / 34 %
720 points / three rules
08 — AN EXERCISE IN PARTICLES

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EXPERIMENT 01 / ORDER

720 pieces, one agreement.

Each particle has a place to return to. Switch formation and follow the system as it negotiates a new shape.

Formation01 / 03
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Every study begins with a small change.

A NOTE ON PARTICLES
THE FLUX PERSPECTIVE

A system becomes interesting at the moment it stops being obvious.

A little structure. A little surprise.

THREE CHAPTERS / ONE EXPLORATION
Give every point a place.

FIG. 01 / FLUX
01 / RULE

Give every point a place.

A torus folds a circle around another circle. A wave passes a message from one point to the next. A sphere gives every direction equal importance. Simple rules make very different rooms.

Choose a formation and watch every particle find its new position. Back to the instrument ↑

FIG. 02 / FLUX
02 / EXCEPTION

Invite a disturbance.

Too little energy, and the field is a diagram. Too much, and it becomes weather. Somewhere between the two is a movement with enough order to read and enough freedom to surprise.

Raise the field energy to loosen the arrangement. Back to the instrument ↑

FIG. 03 / FLUX
03 / RESOLUTION

Let a new order arrive.

Change the formation halfway through a transition. The particles keep their momentum and redirect it. A convincing movement remembers where it came from, even as it chooses somewhere else.

Save the parameters as a motion recipe you can return to. Back to the instrument ↑

YOUR TURN / A STUDY TO KEEP

What happens if you change one thing?

Your settings stay here. Save a file to take them with you.

A STUDY TO KEEP

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