The Ising model: blink and polyptic

Abstract

Blinkand "Polyptelic" are software generated animations that consist of a matrix of cells that transition between 2 states, taking stock of their neighbors' actions. The process goes back and forth between states of stability where all cells try to be like their neighbors, and states of transition where the cells know their neighbors' state but cant decide if they should be like them or not. A certain degree of deviance is programmed so that some of the cells resist or differ from the general status quo of the collection. The status of the overall image is dynamically determined computationally in realtime and therefore guarantees a continuous stream of behavior based on the interaction of the cells.