Now that I’ve decided not to drop out of art school, work
has resumed on my thesis.
Proto 2A et Proto 2B
Status:
The conceptual work for these iterations of my work is more
or less complete. I reworked all of the variables from Proto 1 and removed the obsolete
functions. I have simplified the formulas for Proto 2 and removed all of the
trig functions that do not pertain to the angle generators. My reason behind
this decision was to make this version closer to what I have envisioned as a
final product. While the trig functions were nice as they are easy to set and
always yield a result within a predefined range, they do not yield the precise
control that I will require for future versions.
In the past I would create a function to produce something
at a given point such as a part. Once I have the function which uses the
variable which I want the size of the part to be dependent on, I would plug
that function into a trig function and set the trig function so that all the
parts will fall within a given range. This ensures that I do not have parts
that are too large or too small to work with.
For Proto 2 I have replaced most of the trig equations with (1/x)^(1/n)
and x^(1/n) with x being the formula that yields a value that is dependent on what
I what that value to be dependent on (i.e.: the distance to the origin). In
this case, n is set to a certain constant that controls the range of possible answers.
This new limitation formula is slightly more challenge to control as I am now
setting the curve of the graph of the function to a specific slope. In other
words, I want the output to change at a certain rate depending on the input.
Proto 2 will be more simplistic mathematically. I hope by
doing this I will be able to build on it with less difficulty in later iterations.
The later versions will be far more complicated as they would have to be. The
math required for Proto 2 will be predominantly algebra and trig. Proto 2A will
probably feature the angle generators from Proto 1 (which use single variable calculus)
as I am still working on trying to create a more advanced version of angle
generators (this is the one problem that has plagued me for months and I have
even gone so far as to try to repurpose equations from quantum mechanics (not
that my attempts were all that viable)). I won’t install my latest experimental
angle generator until Proto 3.
Proto 2A, as stated, will use the angle generators from
Proto 1. It will also use the new variable, Energy, as well as the revised formulas
and the new limitation equation (which will need to be refined down the road).
Proto 2B will use a random number generator to create the
angles. Excluding the angle generators, it will mirror Proto 2A
The purpose of Proto 2 is to determine the effectiveness of my
new variables and revised formulas. It will also allow me to test how much control
I want over the angles of a piece by exploring two extremes, total control and
no control.
I will add a status report as well as a photo once the first
module of each piece is complete. These two pieces will be completed by 11/15/2013.
To achieve that, Energy, which acts as a limitation for the piece in its
entirety, will be set to a relatively low value. This will be the first time
one of my pieces has a set overall limit that is predefined by a mathematic
value instead of creating a piece that could go on forever and just stopping after
long term trends become predictable.
As long as I can remain devoid of any and all emotion, I should
have the first modules done by Tuesday.
On a completely unrelated note, I have yet another plaster
piece polluting the floor of my studio.
