Peter Broadwell, Rob Myers, Robin Schaufler: Plasm: A Fish Sample

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Artist(s):


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Title:


    Plasm: A Fish Sample

Exhibition:


Creation Year:


    1985

Medium:


    Interactive environment

Size:


    6 x 10 feet

Category:


Artist Statement:


    A real-world living room setting, complete with sofa, coffee table, potted palm, and fishing magazines, features a virtual aquarium populated with two species of artificial life forms. An object-based behavior system controls reproduction, predation, and a host of other unexpected activities.

Technical Information:


    Hardware: Silicon Graphics Iris 2400

    Software: Homebrew object-oriented constructs in “C” under Unix

Sponsors:


    Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Inc.

Other Information:


    This piece was inspired by Alan Kay’s talk on artificial life forms and simulated ecologies at SIGGRAPH 1984.

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