I presume ~Flow is pronounced tilde-Flow, a sort of dyslexic pun, I guess. My C++ heritage can't stop reading this as Flow destructor, however :). Maybe that might even be appropriate, depending on how efficient it is at extracting energy.
Cheers On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 01:30:06PM -0600, Tom Johnson wrote: > Interesting simulation/data viz project. > > http://www.flowmill.org/tyne > Concept > > Tyne is a visualisation of data from 5 sensor values recorded by ~Flow, a > tidemill floating building on the River Tyne that generates its own power > using a tidal waterwheel. ~Flow was initiated by Owl > Project<http://www.owlproject.com/>and Ed Carter in collaboration with > Modular. <http://modular.org.uk/> This data, which also drives beautifully > built, wooden instruments and sound generators located on board of ~Flow is > publicly available on Cosm. <https://cosm.com/feeds/46386> > > Each recording of the data captures the levels of oxygen, acidity, nitrates > and salinity values in the water as well as the turning speed of the > waterwheel. This set of values provides the basis for a flow simulation > which generates a unique image per measurement. > > Particles are continuously moving from right to left, being attracted or > repelled by four circular zones representing the sensor values. The overall > behavior of the particles is influenced by the turning speed of the > waterwheel. If the value of one sensor is above its mean value, particles > are repelled. If the value is below the mean, particles are attracted > towards the center of the zone. > > This mechanism creates slight turbulences in the stream which in turn > produce a single image based on the drawn paths of the particles. > > -tj > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics hpco...@hpcoders.com.au University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
