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RECURSION EXCURSION
Recursion: in mathematics and computer science, is a method of defining functions in which the function being defined may be used within its own definition. The term is also used more generally to describe a process of repeating objects in a self-similar way. When two mirrors are pointed towards each other, the repeating images that occur are a form of recursion.
Excursion: is a trip, usually made for leisure or educational purposes. It is often an adjunct to a longer journey or visit to a place, sometimes for other (typically work-related) purposes.
My Project: To visualize recursion. Through the quick but regular change of the size and rotation of a shape, the process of recursion can be visualized. Since the personal computer is a man made object, the glitch is sometimes forced to play a role within these experiments.
An brief explanation of the process:
First create the shapes
Then repeat that shape inside itself infinitely
Results
Early Sketches (Pen and Ruler)
These early sketches acted as a starting point to begin scripting a program to help create these specific types of images. (very basic notes)
Two different environments were used to achieve successful results.
I first started in PureData (a easy form of trial and error testing)
And then moved into Adobe Flash (built exactly for what I needed)
I want to say MUCH thanks to Alexander Horn (Teacher of Realtime at SAIC)
Could not have done any of the scripting without him. Cheers!
