{"id":20,"date":"2007-04-23T14:22:25","date_gmt":"2007-04-23T21:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.orbswarm.com\/swarm\/"},"modified":"2008-07-19T14:21:50","modified_gmt":"2008-07-19T21:21:50","slug":"swarm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blog.orbswarm.com\/swarm\/","title":{"rendered":"SWARM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/orbswarm.com\/swarm_title.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em>manifesto<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Nothing escapes the ineluctable embrace of entropy, the one-way trip of our Universe toward chaos and heat death.  Yet at least on one small sphere, our planet, there is a rude and surprising exception: LIFE. As time progresses, everything becomes less organized, but LIFE is an exception. It grows more complicated, and more interesting. Schroedinger calls this organizational drive negentropy &#8211; when things want to be ALIVE. Negentropy is a honeybee colony and a night at the opera. Negentropy is a Bronx cheer in the face of Death. The SWARM of autonomous beings by their very nature will have emergent and complex behavior. They will flock , flirt, dance and interact, and their actions will surprise and astonish even us, their creators. They are simple, but together they will behave in ways more complex than we can predict. A lot like LIFE .<\/p>\n<h3>see an incredible 3D Animation by Phil Spitler &#8211;<\/h3>\n<p id=\"player1\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the latest Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/p>\r\n<noscript><p>[Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]<\/p><\/noscript>\r\n\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tdocument.getElementById(\"player1\").style.display = \"\";\r\n\t\r\n\tvar s1 = new SWFObject(\"http:\/\/blog.orbswarm.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/flv-embed\/flvplayer.swf\",\"player1\",\"480\",\"340\",\"7\");\r\n\ts1.addParam(\"wmode\",\"transparent\");\r\n\ts1.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\",\"always\");\r\n\ts1.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\",\"true\");\r\n\ts1.addVariable(\"height\",\"340\");\r\n\ts1.addVariable(\"width\",\"480\"); \n\ts1.addVariable(\"file\",\"http:\/\/blog.orbswarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/swarm.flv\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"image\",\"http:\/\/blog.orbswarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/swarm.jpg\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"link\",\"http:\/\/blog.orbswarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/swarm.flv\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"showstop\",\"true\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"showdownload\",\"true\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"autostart\",\"true\");\r\n\ts1.write(\"player1\");\r\n<\/script>\n<h3>or view it in higher quality <a href=\"http:\/\/orbswarm.com\/swarm_animation01.mov\">MOV<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/orbswarm.com\/swarm_animation01.wmv\">WMV<\/a> format.<\/h3>\n<p>SWARM is a funded large scale kinetic art project for Burning Man 2007. It consists of a number of rolling spherical vehicles, actuated by a non-rolling interior with a counterweight. With GPS guidance and computer control, the spheres can execute motions evocative of animals and dancers.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/orbswarm.com\/swarm_proposal_web.pdf\">Proposal For Burning Man 2007 <\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>to join us, or for more info, email <a href=\"mailto:info@orbswarm.com\">info@orbswarm.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/orbswarm.com\/Swarm_kinematics_061220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our artwork has received a generous grant from Burning Man. Without it, this project wouldn&#8217;t be possible. This grant covers most of our expenses. Donations to the project are very gratefully accepted. They will go a long way to briding that gap to create a fantastic and long lasting work of art.<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\"> <input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_xclick\" \/> <input name=\"business\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"paypal@orbswarm.com\" \/> <input name=\"item_name\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"SWARM kinetic art project\" \/> <input name=\"no_shipping\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"1\" \/> <input name=\"cn\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"Anything you want to tell us?\" \/> <input name=\"currency_code\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"USD\" \/> <input name=\"tax\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"0\" \/> <input name=\"lc\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"US\" \/> <input name=\"bn\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"PP-DonationsBF\" \/> <input alt=\"Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/x-click-but21.gif\" type=\"image\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/> <\/form>\n<p>Your donation of $100 or more can be tax-deductable. <a href=\"mailto:info@orbswarm.com\">Contact us<\/a> to make arrangements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">~ The SWARM Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>manifesto Nothing escapes the ineluctable embrace of entropy, the one-way trip of our Universe toward chaos and heat death. 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