Evolving atomic aesthetics and dynamics

Davies, Edward; Tew, Phillip; Glowacki, David; Smith, Jim; Mitchell, Thomas

Abstract

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. The depiction of atoms and molecules in scientific literature owes as much to the creative imagination of scientists as it does to scientific theory and experimentation. danceroom Spectroscopy (dS) is an interactive art/science project that explores this aesthetic dimension of scientific imagery, presenting a rigorous atomic simulation as an immersive and interactive installation. This paper introduces new methods based on interactive evolutionary computation which allow users - both individually and collaboratively - to explore the design space of dS and construct aesthetically engaging visual states. Pilot studies are presented in which the feasibility of this evolutionary approach is discussed and compared with the standard interface to the dS system. Still images of the resulting visual states are also included.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 5th International Conference on Evolutionary and Biologically Inspired Music, Sound, Art and Design
• Start Date: Mar 30, 2016
• End Date: Apr 1, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Jan 5, 2016
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Apr 4, 2016
• Journal: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
• Print ISSN: 0302-9743
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9596
• Pages: 17-33
• Book Title: Evolutionary and Biologically Inspired Music, Sound, Art and Design
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31008-4_2
• Keywords: aesthetic evolution, evolutionary computation, interactive evolutionary computation, molecular aesthetics
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1434639
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31008-4_2
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : 5th International Conference on Evolutionary and Biologically Inspired Music, Sound, Art and Design
• Contract Date: Apr 4, 2016