The nature of code

The nature of code.. nature is of course the best drug.

This site has a lot of very basic programming skills with the nice java applet language processing. This is very nice way to start coding, there are many good examples (also in the blue book at our studio's library department)

http://www.shiffman.net/teaching/nature/

Everything you ever wanted to know about computational design:

• Numbers and Vectors
• Vectors and Forces
• Oscillations
• Collisions (full tutorial coming soon)
• Particle Systems
• Physics Libraries
• Steering Behaviors
• Fractals and Recursion
• L-Systems and Cellular Automata
• Genetic Algorithms

You need:
- Some patience (not everything is plug 'n play)

Diffusion Limited Aggregation

It's the leipe shit ouwe

And there's a grasshopper definition for it:
http://www.grasshopper3d.com/profiles/blogs/diffusion-limited-aggregation

And nice video of it..
http://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=357

As a bonus: some more processing porn goodies:
http://vimeo.com/nilsseifert

..it doesn't matter which drug you use
it's ok when u are in the mood..

finally

this is the time of the revolution
cooking the next step
converting vegeterians

link

it is cool

it is space.

it is art.

it may be inspiration.