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Swarm Systems in Art and Architecture

State of the Art

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Authors:
  1. Mahsoo Salimi

    1. Metacreation Lab for Creative AI, School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT), Simon Fraser University (SFU), Surrey, Canada

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  • Provides a systematic lens which illuminate the process and practice of swarm in art and architecture and offer a visceral engagement with these emerging fields
  • Presents taxonomy including details about different features and categories of the presented systems for in-depth comprehension
  • Contains an intro chapter about theories and algorithmic developments to help the scientific readers in future developments

Part of the book series: Computational Synthesis and Creative Systems (CSACS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Mahsoo Salimi
    Pages 1-9

  3. Architecture

    • Mahsoo Salimi
    Pages 11-14

  4. Model

    • Mahsoo Salimi
    Pages 15-39

  5. System Output

    • Mahsoo Salimi
    Pages 41-65

  6. Presentation Format

    • Mahsoo Salimi
    Pages 67-93

  7. Challenges and Potentials

    • Mahsoo Salimi
    Pages 95-102

  8. Conclusion

    • Mahsoo Salimi
    Pages 103-127
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About this book

This book presents the recent computational developments inspired by swarms in art known as swarm art and discusses applying swarm intelligence concepts in architecture. Non-human art is a great leap in the evolution of contemporary art, removing the requirement of an artist’s production from the creative process. Furthermore, it is a critical declaration in opposition to the anthropomorphic vision which is so destructive for all other life forms and the planet’s ecology. When accepted and integrated into human culture, non-human art done by artificial systems or machines boosts creativity and stimulates innovative fusions. 

We analyze 120 swarm systems with unique and diverse conceptual contexts, agent design, and audience engagement that can be utilized as inspiration for future projects or to design new swarm algorithms by artists, architects, or computer scientists.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Metacreation Lab for Creative AI, School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT), Simon Fraser University (SFU), Surrey, Canada

    Mahsoo Salimi

About the author

Mahsoo Salimi is a Ph.D. candidate and researcher at the School of Interactive Art and Technology (SIAT) at Simon Fraser University (SFU). Her thesis is bridging machine learning, control theory and swarm robotics to create dynamic and visceral relationships between human, robots, and AI. Her scholarly work appears in the International Conference on Swarm Intelligence (ICSI 2021), International Symposium on Machine Learning and Art, Art Machines 2 (2021), and International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Swarm Systems in Art and Architecture

  • Book Subtitle: State of the Art

  • Authors: Mahsoo Salimi

  • Series Title: Computational Synthesis and Creative Systems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4357-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4356-9Published: 20 October 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4359-0Published: 21 October 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-4357-6Published: 19 October 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2509-6575

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-6583

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 127

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 81 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Graphics, Mathematics in Art and Architecture, Arts

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