September 2nd, Stammtisch #35
So, aBe, Ramin, Gene, Gerben, Francesco
Remote Mitte: the thing we talked about while eating in front of co.up:
http://www.gorki.de/de/spielplan/2016-2017/
OpenTechSchool Meetup group:
https://www.meetup.com/opentechschool-berlin/
So Kanno + Takahiro Yamaguchi
Asemic Languages - Abstracting the shapes from handwriting letters from different alphabets. Machine learning that learns to hand-write, outputs using a 2D plotter.
Another drawing robot by the same artist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IazEJ0C8flU&
mentioned reference: https://twitter.com/neokanji
Abe
Created an algorithm that creates an interesting tube.
3 rule program to create the cross section:
- from each point maintain the distance to next
- from each point maintain the distance to the rest
- avoid sharp edges
the progress of the shape over time represent one step across the tube… LINKS!
a sketch that creates the animations of the outlines in the web
http://codepen.io/hamoid/pen/KrByQk
Ramin presents the Berlin Science Hack Day
http://berlin.sciencehackday.org
Coming up 23–25 of September.
Registrations open on the 8th
Meetup group: https://www.meetup.com/Berlin-Science-Hacking/
Gene Kogan
Neural network generating images that match a “kind” of image (tea pots, running shoes, faces…).
The software creates new images that look like something recognizable, and it’s not a “mix” of previous images, but something new. It does this by looking at the probability distribution of many images of the target kind, and then tries to imitiate that distribution.
started from:
http://www.evolvingai.org/
company doing open ai research:
http://openai.com
Gene’s is writing a book (constant progress) - machine learning for artists
https://github.com/ml4a/
his page:
http://www.genekogan.com/
Related podcast about “average” research:
http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/on-average/
Gerben
Experimenting with creating a web-browser / note taking tool. Unifies bookmarks, tabs, history. Allows you to create notes and create links. It’s like a mind mapping tool.
http://webmemex.org
As We May Think - Vannevar Bush
Francesco
https://github.com/danse/tornado
Experiment in visualisation all possible averages.
e.g. average visualisation of euro-dollar exchange rate over time
https://github.com/danse/ecotracks
animation of changes of inflation and unemployment rate over time.
References: http://www.thefunctionalart.com/ Alberto Cairo gives very interesting dataviz courses online.
School of Machines, Making & Make Believe
http://schoolofma.org
upcoming program: influencing disruptions. http://schoolofma.org/programs/
3 October - 29 October 2016 full-time in Barcelona, Spain
Learn Unity3D + creative coding
https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/UnityCreativeCoding
Retune Festival 6–8 October in Berlin
https://retune.de/festival/2016/
Next Creative Code Jam
September 17th at co.up