↑ Motion capture iterations: How do you store body movement for further reproduction?
↑ From 0 to 255: Fractal displaying random
numbers that have been generated by the
Random Event Harvester.
↑ Random Event Harvster triggered by radioactive radiation.
↑ Random Anemometer
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Thanks to: T.Lynch, S.Thiel, D. Foster-Smith
Does randomness exist or is it just another term for a lack of knowledge?
In our daily lives we try to avoid unpredictable events as much as possible, creating patterns to feel, save and cope with the overwhelming information surrounding us. Random numbers represent chaos yet are essential in processes that aim to produce reliable and precise outcomes. They are essential for encryption methods and simulations in economics and science. By developing three devices which are generating random numbers based on cosmic rays, radioactive radiation and wind we harness chaos to our daily life driven by security, patterns and determinism.
RANDOM COSMIC RAY DETECTION CHAMBER is inspired by current approaches to generate true rather than pseudo random numbers: Particle movement is tracked on a quantum physics level. The design is based on a »Wilson Chamber« that visualises tracks of cosmic rays that are energetic charged subatomic particles that originate from outer space. These tracks are then used to generate random values.
RANDOM EVENT HARVESTER is based on a Geiger counter that notices radioactive particles, producing a bitstream that is afterwards converted in real numbers. It's characteristic of being portable allows collecting random numbers in the environment and store them with associated geographical information.
RANDOM WIND ANEMOMETER uses wind to produce random numbers.
