As mentioned before I’m currently working on adjusting the Particles Ballet software from 2d motion picture generation tool (used for the Bix performance) to a tool for customization of 3d forms. This requires a new generative procedure, which goes away from the notion of unconnected strings. I have applied a procedure of connecting each particle to a number of particles closest to it. The number of connections is parametrized. On the picture above, it varies from 1 to 4 (and there are 400 particles each time). One of the objectives for further work is to adjust the forms to a certain digital fabrication method.

I do not intent to say that those forms in particular are ready architectural products. The 3d part of the Particles Ballet project is rather an inquiry into Processing’s capacity to perform as a tool for creation of interfaces for mass-customization of 3d (fabbable) objects.