Marbles I from Pehr Hovey on Vimeo. I have been playing with particle systems that have individual position and velocity but are also affected by other particles and the environment. In this case there are hidden “hotspots” in the field that affect the particles’ velocity vectors. Marbles II from Pehr Hovey on Vimeo. When a [...]
Keep Reading » Comments OffLissajous Curves are a family of parametric functions that define X and Y in terms of a pair of sinusoids. By varing the frequency of each sine wave as well as the phase difference between them a variety of harmonic shapes can be created. The appearance of the curve is largely tied to the ratio [...]
Keep Reading » Comments OffMost video compression algorithms are designed for live-action video which contains shades of color that can be easily compressed. My animations tend to change very rapidly and employ many very different colors which means that compression has a hard time working without drastically reducing the image quality. To combat this I have signed up for [...]
Keep Reading » Comments OffFor the month of April 2009 four 11×14 still frames titled Digital Refinement are on display in the Gallery Lounge of the University Center at UC Santa Barbara. A fellow MAT artist, Reza Ali, also has four stills on display in this exhibit. Below are low-res images of the displayed works:
Keep Reading » Comments OffBelow are two preliminary videos using new parameter control modes that I am working on. In each of these, parameters such as level of background fading, rotation speed and color characteristics are being automatically changed at a pre-determined interval using another control program that I am writing. More information to come. Razzle MIDI Control: Stripes [...]
Keep Reading » Comments OffThis past Friday, April 10 I performed live visuals using my animation program for a departmentmate’s band (and their opener) at Stateside bar in downtown Santa Barbara, CA. It was an interesting experience since I had never performed visuals for a public setting before but it was a good time and I made some connections [...]
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