computer

You can ask the computer to return a random number millions of times per second. If you can think of how to use those values in algorithms that make decisions you can do very interesting things. Here are some examples...

random paths

You can have a set of dots in a certain place and use randomness to move them. You can't know what path a point will take but you can get an idea of the stain that hundreds of them will leave.

strange attractors

You can use the computer to paint the result of a system of equations. By adjusting the coefficients of the equations randomly you sometimes find strange attractors.

Mondrian's tribute

You can make a game and have a lot of people send you images to mix them later.

gravity drawing

Sometimes you can randomly draw a velocity vector and then let the law of universal gravitation do the drawing.

escaping lines

The computer is not the only tool we have at our disposal to produce random events, dice are always good! And, with a little ingenuity, we can create a game that transforms us into artists. With a pair of dice, paper and colored pencils you can play escaping lines.