seminar (Londyn)
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COMPUTER GENERATED ART USING CONTEXT-FREE GRAMMARS
An LKL Maths-Art seminar by
Brock Craft (London Knowledge Lab)
Tuesday 9 October, 6.00 - 7.30pm
Using software that applies "context-free grammars" it is possible to
produce images containing many millions of distinct shapes with just a
handful of instructions. Context-free grammars are logical constructs
that
can be used to formally describe programming languages and other
complex
entities. They are useful because they can very economically describe
highly
complex processes and structures. The rules of the grammar describe how
to
build the structure rather than describing the location and
characteristics
of its individual parts. Besides generating elegant images, research in
complex grammars can lead to more efficient and powerful techniques for
computation. In this seminar, I will discuss the application of
context-free
grammars to computer-based art and show some of my work which uses
software
employing this technique.
TIME: 6.00 - 7.30pm, Tuesday 9 October 2007
PLACE: London Knowledge Lab, 23-29 Emerald St, London, WC1N 3QS
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All welcome. No reservation required, but an email to
lkl.maths.art@gmail.com would be appreciated for planning purposes
NEXT SEMINARS: 13 November - Susan Tebby, 11 December - Meurig Beynon
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