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17. V&A Decode generative identity

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16. toxiclibs showreel

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15. inflatable fluids

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14. spring clusters

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13. hair explode

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12. openFrameworks & OpenCV SURF

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11. Google ZXing Processing bridge & server setup

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10. Fid.Gen @ Brit Insurance Designs of the year 2009 show

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9. Happy 2009!

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8. The making of: Nokia Friends, generative characters

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7. Optical Flow navigation prototype

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6. Print Magazine cover design: Gray-Scott reaction diffusion

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5. Fiducial generator

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4. verlet soft bodies

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3. More pixels ever UDP

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2. Chained probabilities (2004)

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1. Ideaspace (2004)

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Full documentation now available over here:
postspectacular.com/process/20080810_nokiafriends

This is the process documentation of this collaborative project with & for Universal Everything, our journey creating a generative motion graphics piece of unique squishy characters commissioned by Nokia originally for their Heathrow Terminal 5 presence, but used throughout their flagship stores worldwide too.

The physics engine used for this project is available from: toxiclibs.googlecode.com

Credits:

Concept & Creative direction: Matt Pyke ( universaleverything.com )
Design, Behaviours & Code: Karsten Schmidt ( postspectacular.com)
Music: Mike & Rich (Mike Paradinas & Aphex Twin)