eX.2 The Law

Arc 405 eX.2_rubberband animation



With a series of still photos, the assignment asks to create a short animation demonstrating a responsive architectural environment as defined by our own system of rules and constraints. In my first attempts of narrowing down a rule system, it proved to be more difficult than I had anticipated. It was necessary to be precise and focused on how specific variables could be affected by others. Eventually, I felt it was necessary to really confine my system and simplify.

The rules are as follows:
1. Individual occupants are defined by 4-square diamonds.
2. Occupant movement is constrained to right angles (horizontally & vertically).
3. When emotion is changed, the occupant's diamond will increase by 2 units in each direction.
4. Minimum length of wall is one unit's length on either side of the occupant.
5. Maximum length of wall is two unit's length on either side of the occupant affected by emotion.
6. Walls recognize presence of occupant by withdrawing one unit away from occupant's defined diamond.