I also try to make the behaviors be somewhat calm rather than twitchy. I tend to put a lot of work into making the movements of objects and their components feel organic rather than mechanical and linear. I make very little use of hand-built 3D models, but instead generate almost everything from first principles, usually starting with cosine. When I build simulations of objects, realistic looking or otherwise, I almost always do it generatively. (This was far more important in years past, thanks to Moore's Law.)Īnd sometimes the savers come from "I wonder what it would look like if.", like, the way Splodesic ejects and reabsorbs the triangles comprising its surface. The idea I had in my head for that looked a bit different than how the implementation ended up behaving, but I was quite happy with what came out. The trick for simulations like that tends to be to think of the right shortcut that will look realistic while in fact doing something much less complex than the real world physics.
#LAVA LAMP XSCREENSAVER FULL#
For example, simulating a realistic looking lava lamp without doing a full simulation of its fluid dynamics. More often, though, I tend to build simulations of real or hypothetical objects. Often choosing the proper algorithm for generating the color palette is key to making it look cool. Some of my screen savers originated as visualizations of some kind of mathematical principle, like, say, geodesics, moebius strips or fractals, or even just interfering sine waves, and I just mess around with it until the visualization looks interesting. Where did you find the ideas for your screensavers?
#LAVA LAMP XSCREENSAVER ANDROID#
I ported it to MacOS X in 2006, to iOS in 2012 and to Android in 2015. On X11 systems, XScreenSaver is two things: it is both a large collection of screen savers and it is also the framework for blanking and locking the screen. On MacOS systems, these screen savers work with the usual MacOS screen saving framework (X11 is not required). On iOS and Android devices, it is an application that lets you run each of the demos manually. "Since 1999, I have been the proprietor of DNA Lounge, a world famous and award-winning all ages dance club and live music venue in San Francisco. I am also the developer of XScreenSaver, the standard screen saver collection shipped on most Linux and Unix systems running the X11 Window System. Venue and catering Venue and catering Venues, Workspace, catering and events in Het Nieuwe Instituut.Friend and Members Friend and Members Friends and Members of Het Nieuwe Instituut.About us About us The organisation and its policy.R&D Research & Development The exploration of diverse forms of research.Agency Agency for Architecture, Design and Digital Culture Information and activities for professionals.Collection National Collection for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning National Collection, library and study centre.Museum Museum for Architecture Design and Digital Culture Het Nieuwe Instituut's public programme.Digital culture Digital culture A selection of projects and activities in the field of digital culture.Design Design A selection of projects and activities in the field of design.Architecture Architecture A selection of projects and activities in the field of architecture.Family and school visits Family and school visits Find out what's on.Thursday Night Live! Thursday Night Live! A weekly programme of lectures, screenings and discussions on architecture, design and digital culture.Check the agenda Check the agenda An overview of all activities and exhibitions.Plan your visit Plan your visit Practical information for visitors.
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