Esan, Olujide; (2003) Exploring the use of interacting morhporlogies as alternative design tools. Masters thesis (M.Sc), UCL (University College London).

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Abstract

In approaching design two methods are often subscribed to; these are the top-down and the bottom-up design approaches. The top-down design gives consistent, predictable results, while the bottom-up design gives unexpected, more novel configurations. The trade-of is that the greater freedom and novelty gained from the bottom-up approach results in more processing time and steps to be invested. The focus of this paper is to explore the interactive behaviour of morphologies in a system as creative entities within an active space. The hypothesis is that recurrent interaction between transforming geometries within a system can result in the creation of form, and its use as an alternative design tool. The research combines techniques and approaches from artificial intelligence and biological concepts of natural creation, and software agents represented as transforming geometries within an active space of interactions in a system, with a view to transforming their physical properties and employing their decision making capabilities to create design oriented form. An agent based particle system to simulate the process and evaluate the outcomes is described. The details of the implementation of this system are presented as well as the various concepts supporting the proposed idea. A theoretical base for the study is presented, with definitions and discussions of biological models of creation. A detailed description of the system is given and the results of the test carried out presented. The concluding chapter presents a case for the system as an alternative design tool based on the results derived from the test. Keywords Emergence, physical properties. Interaction, Reaction, Morphogenesis, Agents, Artificial-Life, Meta-Balls and Isomorphic Architectures

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