Generative Design
From Maze
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One of the most striking aspects of the maze program is its continuous generation. The maze is constructed one tile at a time and builds until the program is stopped. With the calculation of which line to draw, left or right, an unpredictable maze unfolds from one of the near-infinite possible variations. While this variation and unpredictability is possible without software, the precision and speed of computing machines lead to new design possibilities. The ''10 Print'' software is a concise, minimal example of this potential. | One of the most striking aspects of the maze program is its continuous generation. The maze is constructed one tile at a time and builds until the program is stopped. With the calculation of which line to draw, left or right, an unpredictable maze unfolds from one of the near-infinite possible variations. While this variation and unpredictability is possible without software, the precision and speed of computing machines lead to new design possibilities. The ''10 Print'' software is a concise, minimal example of this potential. | ||
