»Still ALife« 
Light Box
Light Box
© 2005, Laurent Mignonneau & Christa Sommerer
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Information
(collective) Sommerer / Mignonneau >
»Still ALife«, 2005
http://www.interface.ufg.ac.at/christa-laurent/WORKS/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGPBKejRUgo
Technology
Hardware
1 Monitor screen with integrated computer1 flat wall mount
Interface
Monitor screen with integrated computer1 distance sensor interface below the monitor
Software
Real time 3D form growth algorithmAtmospheric perspective algorithm
Descriptions & Essays
Still ALife is an interactive monitor reacting to the presence and the distance of the observer to produce continuously changing three dimensional abstract and organic growing forms. © 2005, Christa SOMMERER & Laurent MIGNONNEAU
Christa Sommerer 12-11-2020
Equipped with an infrared distance sensor and a program running on a mini PC placed behind the screen, the high resolution image is constantly adding new plant like forms, creating an infinite variation of the displayed image.
The distance of the viewer towards the screen also informs the software on a specific growth pattern and the speed of growth.
A depth of field photographic effect is realized by blurring the past plants in real time. An additional atmospheric perspective using a white fog, creates the impression that the picture is deeper, a technique often used in a sumi-e painting.
The old 3D plants are fading slowly only when new ones get added to the 3D image. If no one look at the picture, the image remains still like in a Still Life painting.
© 2005, Laurent Mignonneau & Christa Sommerer
Christa Sommerer: Still ALife, 12-11-2020, in: Archive of Digital Art Equipped with an infrared distance sensor and a program running on a mini PC placed behind the screen, the high resolution image is constantly adding new plant like forms, creating an infinite variation of the displayed image.
The distance of the viewer towards the screen also informs the software on a specific growth pattern and the speed of growth.
A depth of field photographic effect is realized by blurring the past plants in real time. An additional atmospheric perspective using a white fog, creates the impression that the picture is deeper, a technique often used in a sumi-e painting.
The old 3D plants are fading slowly only when new ones get added to the 3D image. If no one look at the picture, the image remains still like in a Still Life painting.
© 2005, Laurent Mignonneau & Christa Sommerer
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