DATA + PROCESS = FORM

been on the search to create form

gothic data farming

Wim Delvoye - torre - 2009

where it all started for me
structural ornament
ornamental structure
reverse engineering gothic structures
eventueally the need to create a data based pipeline

so eventually I end up at imec
actually quite good at data farming

living lab, tech lab

capture real context

create virtual context

blend computed and real worlds

I use these sensors to 1,2,3
this for some magic reason matches with another passion of mine
context is the important word here

Live Coding

REPL

Read-eval-print loop

live coding is the combination of data and process at the same time
realtime interaction with data
realtime interaction with the process
REPL - Read-eval-print loop - the loop part is important
become one with the computer = goal (impossible to achieve today)

humanizing digital reality

coming from the field of interpreting data, understanding data
visualising data is important. We synthesize form not for the sake of beauty,
but for the sake of understanding the data
of course once you have these tools, they become usefull in fields like architecture
loop

the fact that an analogue record is taken to explain is not a coincidence
data is not digital per se, but farming data is easier when digital

data

data point

what is data, first question we need to tackle
real or virtual
does not matter
in XR you need it all
input

data points

jaquard
even that is fairly simple, but fundamental is that we added context
this means nothing unless we explain how we need to interpret

raw computing power vs intelligence

1-0

computers really good at raw data
true for specific tasks
not true if combined with some form of intelligence

data context

this data is only usefull in a jaquard weaving machine
context capturing is difficult for computers
be transparent about it, it helps interpretation
it helps the user, it is something suitable for humans
it can be anything (strava example)

cultivate (analogue) data

sometimes people collect a lot of data, use computer to make it better
put it to use in data collection
augment existing data to make it explorable and interactive
seeds are (analogue) data
farming the data using art lovers as peasants
resulting dataset was used to shape design

context, try and catch it all

try and turn it into a model

interaction with the data and the process is important

output is shape, a form buiklt by cultivated data

process

humans vs bots

little contest
who's gonna win?

butterfly, bat or ink stain?
or something completely different?

computer said some weird hyrid of animals
i know it says this beacuse it was trained to recognize animals
but still, 19th century psychologist would classify this as psychopath

interpretation

vs

perception

Ceci n’est pas une rorschach test, it’s a digitized version of an inkstain on paper

could train computer to say completely different things (detect surface, decribe materials, very functional)
so in my opinion, computer wins, although it did so only after we trained it, gave it the right context
interpretation = Perception of data + context. Ceci n’est pas une rorschach test, it’s a digitized version of an inkstain on paper

interpretatation vs intelligence

2-0

computers really good at interpreting data, given the right context

Data Morphogenesis

Design Modeling Symposium 2017

Kasper Jordaens

@kaosbeat