Technologies

Simulation

7 entries related to the technologies “Simulation”.

Institution

4D2U Project, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

The site of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan's project for turning astronomical research into images. It offers Mitaka, free software for travelling from Earth out to the large-scale structure of the universe, along with simulation-based films and VR works — reference material for visualising celestial motion and orbits.

  • Celestial Orbits
  • Data Visualization

Learning Resource

aldus nexus

A personal site collecting algorithm experiments and visual toys. Fractals, reaction–diffusion, chaos, the n-body problem, boids, the travelling salesman problem, Voronoi diagrams and more can be set in motion and explored in the browser.

  • Algorithms
  • Simulation
  • Fractals

Artist

Lactamme (Jean-François Colonna)

A huge archive of mathematical and physical simulation images by a researcher at École polytechnique in France, with more than ten thousand pictures and animations grouped by theme — real numbers, fractals, quantum physics, astronomy and more. The site is old-fashioned and easy to get lost in, but it is still being updated.

  • Fractals
  • Dynamical Systems & Chaos
  • Simulation

Channel / Account

Sebastian Lague

Under the banner "Coding Adventures", this channel implements fluid simulation, ray tracing, terrain and planet generation and more from scratch. You see how physics and algorithms turn into images step by step, which makes the techniques easy to adopt.

  • Simulation
  • Shaders & Real-time Rendering
  • Generative Art

Studio / Collective Revisited

Nervous System

A studio that designs products and artworks with simulations inspired by natural processes. Founded in 2007 by Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg, it makes 3D-printed jewelry, jigsaw puzzles and more.

  • Generative Art
  • Growth & Pattern Formation
  • Algorithms

Studio / Collective

teamLab

A Japanese art collective of artists, programmers, engineers, mathematicians and architects. It creates immersive digital installations that respond to visitors, shown in Japan and around the world.

  • Interactive Technology
  • Generative Art

Learning Resource

The Nature of Code

A book by Daniel Shiffman on simulating natural systems with code. It covers physics, particles, autonomous agents, cellular automata, fractals and genetic algorithms with p5.js, and is freely readable online.

  • Simulation
  • Growth & Pattern Formation
  • Fractals