And it can be lots of fun if you have a big group to play with. Give everybody the three rules and let ‘em go. After a couple of minutes you see the flocking thing happening. Then pull two folks aside and give them one more rule: head slowly but steadily towards the door. In a couple of minutes the place is empty…
Kind of gets the imp (small tricky spirit) going wondering what else we could do with it? Cheers, Wendy _____ From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Corrigan Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 12:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Emergence and Flocking - From the OSLIST Archives Cool...that's one of my favourite links of all time actually, and it holds up even five years later. I just killed five minutes staring at those little guys moving around. Lovely. Chris On 5/30/07, Artur Silva <HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]"[email protected]> wrote: And indeed it was there... An old post on flocking and self organization. Thanks Chris Artur --------- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 09:47:37 -0700 Reply-To: OSLIST <HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]"; \n [email protected]> Sender: OSLIST <HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]"; \[email protected] > From: Chris Corrigan <HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]"; \[email protected]> Subject: Web site on flocking, swarming and other adaptive behaviour Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii This - HYPERLINK "http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/"; \nhttp://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/ - is amazing. It's a site maintained by Craig Reynolds who developed a computer model of bird flocks using three simple rules: avoid crowding flockmates, steer to the centre of the flock and move towards the average position of flock mates. The results of these three rules can be seen in a little java applet on the page, and then you can scroll down for a huge collection of links on this phenomenon. If nothing else, it helps me understand why OST participants never run into each other. Of course my own internal metaphor generation engine is running full steam... Chris _____ Be a better Heartthrob. HYPERLINK "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48255/*http:/answers.yahoo.com/dir/_ylc=X3oDMTI5 MGx2aThyBF9TAzIxMTU1MDAzNTIEX3MDMzk2NTQ1MTAzBHNlYwNCQUJwaWxsYXJfTklfMzYwBHNs awNQcm9kdWN0X3F1ZXN0aW9uX3BhZ2U-?link=list&sid=396545433" \nGet better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. * * ========================================================== HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]"; \[email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]"; \[email protected]: HYPERLINK "http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html"; \nhttp://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: HYPERLINK "http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist"; \nhttp://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Facilitation - Training Open Space Technology Weblog: HYPERLINK "http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot"http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkin glot Site: HYPERLINK "http://www.chriscorrigan.com"http://www.chriscorrigan.com Principal, Harvest Moon Consultants, Ltd. HYPERLINK "http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com"http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.4/825 - Release Date: 5/30/2007 3:03 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.4/825 - Release Date: 5/30/2007 3:03 PM * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
