Summary
A flocking birds simulator originally designed for a projection effect in the contemporary ballet, Zugvögel, migratory birds in English, choreographed by Jiří Kylián, premiered in the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany in May 3, 2009.The simulation is mainly based on BOIDS algorithm developed by C. Reynolds that forms a complex collective behavior using local interaction among neighboring agents. By employing a technique to accelerate the calculation, this software handles thousands of agents in 3D virtual space in real time.
Download
| Click here to download a disk image including the binary executable. (Version 1.2.1, Nov. 19, 2009. Bug fixed for Snow Leopard.) |
System Reqiurements
- OS: MacOS X 10.5 or 10.6
- CPU: Intel CPU. Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz or faster is recommended.
- Memory: 256MB
Sample Movie
Authors
- Tatsuo Unemi
- Department of Information Systems Science, Soka University.
- Daniel Bisig
- ICST,
Zurich University of the Arts, and
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, University of Zurich.
Contact
Please contact us if you want to use this software for public and/or commercial use. Any comments are also welcome.Email: unemi-dt1(at)iss(dot)soka.ac.jp