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Algorithmic Art

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This evening I’ll be showing off my Algorithmic Art at the HV Open Mad Science Fair.

There’ll be glowing glassware:

Vacuum Tube LEDs - halogen lamp - purple phase
Vacuum Tube LEDs – halogen lamp – purple phase

Ancient electronics with modern hardware:

21HB5A - Guilloche platter
21HB5A – Guilloche platter

Blinking LEDs atop Brutalist analog electronics:

Astable RGB LED - green phase
Astable RGB LED – green phase

A classic HP 7475A plotter hammering math onto paper from a Raspberry Pi running Chiplotle:

HP 7475A Plotter - LED paper illumination
HP 7475A Plotter – LED paper illumination

Some take-home art:

Superformula Plots - A-size paper
Superformula Plots – A-size paper

And, as always, a good time will be had by all!

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