【TouchDesiginer / VR】Dive in to Generative Art using Meta Quest.

Demo

www.youtube.com

Abstract

Art has been static. However, technology has changed it to be interactive and immersive. A combination of interactive art and VR is easily conceivable. However, there aren't many tutorials teaching about it. The contribution of this project is threefold.

• Dynamic 3d abstract art.
• Real-time VR feedback generation.

Source Code

The file name is JupyterNoise.toe
The simplest VR project can be found in simple.toe
github.com

Reference

Although Oculus Quest support is already integrated into Touch Designer. It's tutorial is really hard to find. This tutorial is essential, and few tutorial that actually works.
www.youtube.com Basically, object in VR space is based on this video but I made it much more vivid and smooth to represent a flowing and bright atmosphere. If we scale this art even further and jump into it, this art looks completely different. I strongly recommend checking out this video because it contains a lot of tips for beginners. www.youtube.com

TODO

• 360 video export for YouTube

【Travel in America #12】Downtown Tampa

Introduction

Tampa Police Museum & Tampa Firefighters Museum

I frequently saw the police and firefighters especially Tampa and essential to keep the city's order. Both museums were free and only had one story. The facility was different from the Japanese one and I had a new discovery even though it was not the first time to visited that kind of museum.

Tampa Bay History Center

The admission was somewhat expensive, but it was so useful to store my heavy carry case, and several high-quality theaters inside were definitely worth it. While we cannot know the quality of theater on Google Maps it really affects satisfaction and we should consider comparing other activities that offer similar activities like theater or acting. Especially if they offer an experience you have never tried and a cheaper than a similar activity it's definitely worth trying.

The museum also had a dedicated room exhibiting the city planning of Florida and looked good to me as a Cities Skylines lover.

American Victory Ship & Museum

The ship has been used in WWII has been transformed into this museum. This is just a single ship but it's actually extremely large and has 7 stories in total. The props were preserved as it was used to be and several videos explaining the history of this ship were played. As this ship called Victory Ship, America concluded WWII with victory in contrast to Japan. Therefore the perception of WWII is quite different from that of Japan that the war should be avoided in any case. The exhibition was more like acclaiming the feat that the ship had made rather than thinking of the war as a mistake.

The inside of the ship was dirty and I felt I didn't like to stay there as a sailor.

I could see the engine from above and the complex structure of the machine was exciting. Unfortunately, I couldn't go down to the lower level, but walking through the engine room was like doing a skywalk in the gloomy room, and the feeling was like a video game, especially Genshin Impact Scaramouche domain.

Overall, strolling the preserved room was so immersive, and the experience was thrilling like a haunted house.

The guest house

The personal space was so spacy and I was comfortable staying there. But the shared bathroom is actually dirty compared to Japanese quality and I didn't dare to use it. But the talk to the host was nice, and I hope to have more conversations next journey since I had limited conversations with the people I met or talked to in Japanese. The actual conversation won't go easy like VR Chat.

Food

I ate Quisaddia at nature's table which was really cheap and nice.

The health-oriented supermarket Greenwise is expensive but everything there looked so delicious, and I felt it might be better than eating out. It also has an affordable restaurant inside.

This is the food called poke and is somewhat similar to the Japanese Kaisen Don wasabi and ginger attached.

Scenery

Compared to Boston everything in Tampa is really new and the architectural style is completely different. The class on the building is designed to reflect the sunlight and is really shiny.

The art style in Tampa is also nice and I could feel the cheerful atmosphere of Tampa.

Transportation

Surprisingly Tampa has a free tram system which is traditional. Although the coverage is quite small, Tampa downtown has an extensive bus system with a $2 fare that can be paid by credit card.

Conclusion

I spent around $50 on this day, but the experience was unique and valuable. Having money and freedom is the most important thing, and I felt like Malaysia might be better than Tampa in terms of lower cost of living and freedom of transportation. Asian countries are becoming more powerful, and because of innovation dilemmas, the new technology might be adopted earlier in Asian countries. Next time I really want to experience Chinese advanced technology. Also, police and army are not necessary when the world is peaceful and I think we should spend more money on education and technological advancement.

【Travel in America #11】Flying back to Tampa.

Introduction

This day was supposed to be just a normal transit day, but so many things and trouble have happened, and I decided to write an article.

Food

On the final day of my stay in Boston, my friend took me to a dim sum restaurant which I couldn't try before because dim sum is not available at night. Every dim sum was so nice, especially the shrimp dumplings which is also known as Xingqiu's signature. Each dumpling was $6 per each and not so expensive considering Boston's cost of living.

While some people think the food available in America is also available in Japan, actually raw raspberry is quite rare in Japan. It was $5 per pack and was as expensive as strawberry.

The snack in JetBlue is basically an American snack like this, I didn't like it because it's too junky.

The Humber I ate at the Airport was big and $10, however, the quality of the burger was not quite different from the frozen one. The burger is so common and should be better to buy at the supermarket.

Night sight

I don't know why but the airplane was flying right above the NYC and the building looked so big because the altitude was so low. In addition, the airplane was vibrating and continuously turning, so I was worried until the moment of landing.

LGA Airport

The three terminals were connected by the skywalk. The fountain at the central terminal was exactly looked like the Changi Airport one, but it was fully controlled electronically and it could draw any shape with its intermittent water. But the problem is that the JetBlue flight was delayed terribly by 4 hours due to not enough pilots and airplanes. We were in the middle of the runway but returned because of the plane inspection.

Conclusion

Even though it seems to be a terrible incident, something good might happen in this case.

【Travel in America #10】Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | USS Constitution

Introduction

The Gardner Museum was a unique museum founded by a woman and has a signature central garden surrounded by a categorized exhibition.

Massachusetts Historical Society

The museum is located around Back Bay Fens, close to the Gardner Museum and Fine Art Museum. While this museum is entrance-free, check-in at the reception is required. The inside was 2 stories and it took 30 min to walk around.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The garden in the center of the museum is particularly famous. But this is only one portion of a huge collection. The palace-like exhibition surrounds the garden and we can enjoy photogenic art with a garden view.

This is the portrait of the founder of Isabella Stewart, and her life was so dynamic as she traveled around the world and created this museum with a passion for delivering art to the public. The exhibition style is like THE MET and the content of the exhibition is large enough to spend several hours inside.

This dress is made of paper, but still has fine detail and is preserved in good condition. The exhibition was the same as she organized a hundred years ago, directly reflecting her vision.

USS Constitution

USS Constitution is a museum operated by donation, we can choose the admission. While more than a $10 donation is suggested, deciding the price after you check the exhibits is possible. The USS Constitution Young was closed for some reason but they have one more ship we can actually ride.

The exhibition is not as large as other museums, but they have two movies that reflect sailor's emotions and the history of the ship.

Back Bay Fens

Surprisingly, even in the middle of the city, the natural creature resides around the park. The squirrels were so cute and swiftly climbed up the tree.

Ice sculpture

The ice sculptures were placed on December 31 across Boston City. They were placed 3 days before and started to melt because of this year's particularly hot winter, however, it was still keeping its shape.

Each sculpture represented the features of the site and a few of them were lighted up nicely.

Scenery

International terminals tend to be attractive and BOS is no exception. The red curved surface with diamond-shaped grass was attractive beautifully reflecting the sunlight.

Food

This Mexican meal is available at Chipotle and is relatively cheap compared to other meals. It was $16 and the volume was impressive.

This is fried rolled sushi which is an American arrange of sushi. It was the first time to tried it and it was not as good as a genuine one but it also had a nice taste. The ingredient seemed to be available in Japan, so can be a good alternative for Japanese raw fish.

Conclusion

If we go to multiple museums, it's important to care about differentiation to get brand-new insight every time. The museum side is unpredictable by Google Maps, but it's definitely worth going where everyone recommends. Usually, the art museum takes the form of painting or scripture. However, that is not the only format of expression. We tend to forget how our sight is trapped within what is considered to be normal. To resolve this, it's a good idea to try something I have never experienced and believed to be ridiculous. Hear the opinions who have rarely been involved before.

【Travel in America #9】JFK Library

Introduction

Boston has so many libraries but some of them are completely different from what Japanese people imagine, and it's more like museums.

Transportation

I usually use Logan Express to travel from Framingham to Boston. However, I tried to use the commuter train to travel cheaply. I thought that the train was more punctual than the bus, but it was not really true. The train was suddenly canceled due to track work. Also, the fare system that was charged inside the train was also confusing. I expect to pay before the ride but the station is actually not secluded and buy a ticket inside of the train and I cannot move from the selected seat. While this train is two-story, that was almost empty and not so fast due to track problems.

Commonwealth Museum

This museum is completely free and right next to the JFK Library. The museum exhibition is passive and doesn't take so much time if we walk through but the contents themselves were very attractive.

JFK Library

This museum is called the library, however, most people would recognize it as a library because of the theater and visually appearing exhibits inside. I didn't expect to spend the whole day in this museum but the content was so intriguing and I read most of descriptions.

Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate right next to the museum looked also very interesting, but unfortunately, it's not open to the public and requires reservation. It's sad to know that because this information could not be found via Google Maps.

The museum stores items the president has actually used, and they are displayed with straightforward and visual descriptions.

The exhibit explains how JFK became president, his achievements, and the historical background of that time. This museum also preserves the stone of the moon.

We can see the beautiful harbor view and the national flag from the pavilion.

Mathworks

My friend guided me to the office and I saw the many beautiful art based on mathematics. The company offers free drinks and meals and also a dedicated personal workspace for every worker. I feel the building is slightly monotonous but overall I thought that was a really nice working environment.

Scenery

Food

I tried the Brazilian food, and it cost $20 in total. The price will be calculated based on the pound and hard to predict the actual price. Sometimes rice is not available, and although the meat was so tasty, I feel overwhelmed by the heavy meat.

This is the bread with pork frost. Even though china is right next to Japan pork frost is really hard to obtain. Chinese food was cheap and delicious compared to other food in the United States.

【Travel in America #8】Museum of Science

Introduction

There are so many museums in the United States and many people might think they are generally the same, but they are quite unique affected by the regional culture and the company.

Museum of Science

I went to the museum on New Year's Day and the dinosaur was wearing a special scarf.

This museum is supported by Mathworks and has many math exhibits.

Scenery & Food

The night view from the Harvard Bridge reflected the light of the city and it was so nice.

Quesadilla is recommended by my friend. The crust was soft and a lot of chicken filling was inside. It was so delicious and I hope to get it after I get back to Japan.

I ate Taiwanese food on New Year's Day. Although dim sam was not available at night, Chinese food was definitely good on the special day.

【Travel in America #7】New York! One World Observatory | American Museum of Natural History

Introduction

New York's buildings are so beautiful regardless of the time they were built. Although activity can be expensive, the museums especially those operated by the government are generally extremely big and worth their price.

Wall St

This is a charging bull near the coast of Wall St. The building on Wall St was so high and tons of people were flocking in this area.

This is the picture from a free museum on Wall St, National Museum of the American Indian. Although this museum is relatively small, the architecture is amazing and worth visiting if you walk near the area.

One World Observatory

There are two huge monuments at the ruins of the World Trade Center. So many people visit this site and the memorial museum.

This is the Oculus Center near the tower which has the station and shopping center. The organic architecture is so interesting and it's actually quite large.

Right after we enter the Observatory we see the huge display which shows the visitor from all around the world. It might imply how the world is connected as one world.

After we climb up the tower, we see the video cast to the three-dimensional wall. Surprisingly the wall is movable and finally reveals the skyline of the city.

While there is an extremely tall building near the central park, the building in the middle part of the city is quite short, which reflects the city design and inequality of New York City.

A city guide is regularly held at this circle display.

American Museum of Natural History

I didn't expect this museum to be so large, but this museum was also large and displayed diverse materials across many fields like animals, fossils, and minerals.

The stones in the museum were so large, and this one captured an entire chunk of quarts.

As a part of natural history, ancient civilization was also part of the exhibition.

Scenery

Although people don't celebrate New Year so much like Japanese people do. They celebrate the Sunday right after Christmas.

Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in NYC and we can walk on the bridge. The scenery there was so beautiful because of the countless skyscrapers in the financial district.

The building near the Edge was newly built and the design of them was parametric design and so impressive.

Food & Souvenir

While most stores don't have any food souvenirs, they have very unique ones like the President's mag cup and duck-shaped Statue of Liberty.

Souvenirs at the shop are generally expensive but the ones at the stall were so affordable starting from $1.

We step by New York Burger and get a burger with a lot of meat. It was just $15 even though it's located just in the middle of NYC.

Conclusion

New York is an amazing city that has developed while preserving traditional buildings. Kyoto has banned skyscrapers but New York has integrated them inside. Historically the newest city is easier to develop like California and Singapore but New York is still keeping its economy so far. How they preserved extensive infrastructure built centuries ago is interesting and I want to do further investigation on how the historical city continues to grow. While inequality has not been solved, donations from wealthy individuals play an important role in education for citizens. Also, another surprising thing in New York is there are so many commodities with letters I love NY. I'm not sure actually many people love New York, but having a patriot might be also a key factor for city development.

【Travel in America #6】New York! MoMA | THE MET.

Introduction

New York was a historical city more than I thought full of museums.

MoMA

MoMA is an art museum but sometimes it also has technological or historical meaning, and that makes art more interesting. MoMA is a 6 story building and it took 3 hours to just walk through.

THE MET

MoMA was massive but this art museum is even more larger with 700 rooms. This museum has regionally categorized exhibits and literally, it has all art from the entire world. It took more than 5 hours to just walk through and it was almost impossible to check every room without a map.

Times Square

New York City is generally old but Times Square is so modern and has a lot of displays just like Shibuya. But it's smaller and more luxurious.

Scenery

Happening

While NY has so many world's best collections, it also leaves problems like homelessness and a high crime rate. The bus in front of THE MET was just taken over.

Food

I ate a Texas-style BBQ in NYC. The steak looks small but it's actually bigger than it looks. The macaroni on the right top corner is called Mac & Cheese. It's named unique but it's actually not so rare.

Conclusion

I thought the expectation people have toward New York is excessive, but the quality of MoMA and THE MET is certainly world top level. While New York is quite inequal and still leaves the homelessness problem, it does have several best things in the world. The metro smells bad, and everything is expensive, so I don't want to stay here sorely for a living. I hope that a well-designed like Tokyo has the world's best things while keeping equality, safety, and affordability. The expensive cost of living and inefficient public transportation is a problem for freedom. Although I believe that extreme poverty should be avoided, inequality might be the motivation for endless development. Seeing the richest people as objective, create an entirely new system from nothing taking advantage of innovation dillenma. The future prosperity of New York is unknown, but the reason why New York became so wealthy is very curious.

【Travel in America #5】Old State House, City Hall

Introduction

I traveled to many historical sites in Boston city center. While some are free and some are charged, the quality of the exhibition is not truly related to its price. The best exhibitions in Boston tend to be free like the Public Library, Harvard Arts Museum, and City Hall.

City Hall

Most people might think city hall is not open to normal people, but in Boston, we can tour inside of it. Even though there is a security check, however, it's completely free and comes with a regular free tour. This city hall has been expanded over several centuries and we can explore multiple styles of architecture.

Faneuil Hall

This free-entry heritage is close to the market and on the 2nd floor of the Faneuil Hall building. There will be an additional museum on the 4th floor, but unfortunately, it was closed.

Museum of Medical History and Innovation

[: plain] This museum is right next to the hospital and is completely free. But the location is somewhat inconvenient and not so big.

Old State House

This is the place where the Boston massacre happened and led to America's independence. While this house is relatively small, it has significant meaning over American history. This museum and Old South Meeting House have a shared ticket and $14 for students. Although both exhibitions are small, but historical meaning is significant.

Old South Meeting House

Boston Athenaeum

This is a private library supported by members and $8 for students. This library is relatively simple and made of several huge halls. But the exhibition of Boston history was interesting.

The Mary Baker Eddy Library

This building is called a library but it's more like an exhibition seeking truth. While some of the exhibit looks religious it's actually nonreligious content. There is a huge globe inside which we can get into. Which is $5 for a student unfortunately I couldn't take pictures but the lighting was so nice.

Landscape

Food

America's food is so diverse, and Asian food is a healthy and cheap option. I eat Thai food and it was just around $15 with abundant vegetables.

Conclusion

Each building was so luxurious and had profound historical meanings.

【Travel in America #4】Harvard University

Introduction

Harvard University is so large and has tons of museums about art and history.

Harvard University

Harvard shirts are very famous and even my friend in Japan is also wearing sometimes. There was a massive Harvard store next to Harvard Square and tons of books and apparel were sold. The way they display the books is similar to Japanese bookstores.

In contrast to relatively modern MIT architecture, every Harvard building was quite traditional and so massive as brick-based structure.

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Harvard Art Museum

This museum is free to every one but the museum has 3 story exhibition, and collect art from every country and era.

There were also Japan section and famous masterpiece was stored.

This is my favorite art work represent's silk, and the smooth imaginary layer was so unique.

The sculpture on white stone was detailed and the shade their bump creates were signifying their 3D structure.

Harvard Art Museum has a variety of art across the whole country and generations. The diversity of this museum is so impressive that we can feel the whole creation through this single free museum.

The Harvard Museum of Natural History

Student admission to this museum of Natural History was $10 unlike the art museum. But the collection were so massive and definitely worth visiting.

There was even 3 whales.

The taxidermy was so many. And this countless one was displayed just at the corner.

The minerals were so beautiful, and some of them were incredibly big.

Conclusion

The architecture and collection were so impressive, but they also makes the tuition more expensive. Even though the Harvard University itself where perfectly maintained, the Harvard station was so dirty. While Harvard has some great facilities, it still leaves space for improvement around.

【Travel in America #3】MIT Museum, Boston Public Library

Introduction

Massachusetts education was truly beyond my expectations, and Boston Public Library was more like a free museum. Even though Transportation is said to be one of the worst conditions in the US, education was top level in the world.

Transportation

To move from Framingham to Logan Airport, Logan Express is a good option. We can go to the airport only for $9 per one-way. And move to the city center by using a free airport shuttle bus and metro line. A 7-day metro pass is available so they don't cost too much.

However, the metro red line is extremely slow and generally dirty.

This is not related to transportation, but I found a rare affordable stall above the downtown crossing.

The MIT Museum

MIT Museum is right next to the station connected with Google.

Every exhibit is visually pleasing and very well explained.

The content was so diverse across many disciplines and morally considered. This is the artwork of the genetically modified animal effect.

Those are artworks related to city design. The immersive 3D graphic representation was so astonishing.

I will avoid too much explanation but there were tons of exhibitions across 2 floors and every one of them was so high quality.

MIT Buildings

Each building was so artistic and expensive. The land is so big but there are bunch of artwork and definitely worth visiting.

Boston Public Library

This public library is so massive and free for everyone. The library was so luxurious that it looked like a museum or palace. Two buildings constitute the library the historical one is more for artistic exhibition or study space, and the new one is more like a normal public library. But most people are just using PCs actually. One reason is that most books are too old to read.

The architecture of this museum is so impressive. This kind of library has never existed in Japan. The museum is donated by rich individuals and definitely costs an insane amount of money.

While preserving historical segment, this library also offers innovation space including 3D printer.

Skyline of Boston

Conclusion

MIT Museum is somewhat affordable and there was also so many free activity like Boston Public Library. People in Boston are so highly educated and knowledge is available to anyone.

【Travel in America #2】First Impression of Boston

Introduction

First of all, Boston is a historical city that has tons of heritage and museums. Not only that, Boston also has skyscrapers that are perfectly merged with historical buildings, some of them are merged literally and some of them are exactly like traditional ones. This travel was made possible by my friend, and he guided me to the aquarium and freedom trail.

Flying to Boston

I could see so much beautiful scenery from the sky representing interesting city planning. Although it was foggy, on the other hand, it made them even more mystical.

Tampa

NYC

The River signifies the outline of the skyline and makes the night view more distinguished.

Providence

City design with a single core like Paris is quite beautiful when we look from the sky. I was lowering the altitude so we could see the city's illumination very clearly.

BOS Airport

Even though the airport's sky was covered with the dense mist. The plane managed to land without any clear sight. I think the landing was made possible by a radar guide which wasn't prevented by the mist.

The experience at Boston

Freedom Trail

The Freedom Trail is literally full of historical landmarks, and so dense that we could encounter astonishing architecture every 1-minute walk. I completed walking this path and everything I saw was so interesting.

Boston Common

We started to follow the freedom trail from this largest park.

So many squirrels are living in the park and they are so cute!

Boston Common is right next to many historical buildings and City Hall is one of them.

This church is also by the park. There were so many churches and I cannot distinguish.

Old City Hall

This gorgeous building is now renovated as a stake house, but it's surely expensive.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace

This market is almost 200 years old market place and a large food court is inside.

We bought lobster bread but it cost $30 and that was quite expensive even though it wasn't a sit-down restaurant.

USS Constitution

Historical ship with free admission.

3 story wooden ship and it's quite big as a completely wooden ship. This museum also comes with a free guided tour. The Boston people are represented in their debate. If the guide asks questions, the people always ask meaningful questions. This interaction is made possible by Boston's high level of education.

Historical Street

This kind of block base historical architecture was everywhere. Not only in the city center.

Skyscraper merged within Historical Street

While preserving those buildings. Boston is also focusing on building skyscrapers for business. Surprisingly those combinations are quite successful, and there is even a historical-style skyscraper. The tall building behind is as high as a contemporary skyscraper even though they have a stone layer.

This building is directly connected to a skyscraper while keeping its original face. Each building is visually and functionally seamlessly connected.

Aquarium

There was a cylinder-shaped 4 story aquarium in the center of the museum.

The New England Holocaust Memorial

Boston has also experienced countless conflicts. USS Constitution if also made for war and there was also a Holocaust by Natis. Many heritage are related to war and this is one of them. This site is completely free and we can experience hot steam as a part of this artwork.

Conclusion

Boston is so rich in history there are so many things to experience. Most buildings are not available to common forks because of their price. However, Boston does provide some free museums and even only they are so attractive. The cost of living in Boston is expensive, but knowledge is easily accessible by highly educated citizens, government-administrated heritage, and libraries.

If you like history and education, Boston is definitely worth visiting, and quite a rare walkable city in the USA.

【Travel in America #1】The days in Florida

Introduction

I decided to go to America about 3 months ago, and I will share the actual experience compared to expectations. This article contains many personal opinions please take this as one of opinion.

First impression

America was so vast and it took 12 hours from HND to DFW. Although it didn't feel so long, I was stuffed by jet lag the following day. It's not so easy to change your sleep schedule. Also, I suffered from toothache because I didn't brush my teeth for nearly 2 days. It's important to care for oral health not only physical health.

Trouble when Transit

The airplane was delayed for 1 hour, and took 30 minutes for immigration. I arrived just 3 minutes before boarding. The confusing point was I had to pass through baggage inspection over again. I didn't know that was the right way, but instead of doing an inspection at DWF, I didn't have to do anything at TPA.

Experience in Florida

Tampa looks like a very dense city on Google Maps, however, it's actually very sparse, especially in the North area. It was exactly the first time I experienced a true rural region that didn't have houses, mountains, or other signature structures. United States is said to be a country of freedom, but without any method of transportation, we could trapped in to single place, and quite important to have a car outside of the city. In terms of safety, it is not as easy as in Japan. The place I stayed was a safe area in Tampa, but even though there are some deadly animals and serious crimes.

Also, another strange point about the US is that money is spent very strangely. The outside looks very nice, but it doesn't mean to be maintained. Some water facility was broken, but the car looked very expensive.

This experience reminded me of the day in UiTM's lab when I could only stay at a specific place and focus on my own research. This gives benefits for specific field concentration, however, it doesn't allow me to do something unusual, or experience region-specific experience. Another surprising point was that American culture is quite different from that of Asian countries. In Asia, it's quite easy to blend in with others, but it doesn't work out here. The entirely different food, and climate can also cause problems. Malaysia and Singapore I visited before were notably pro-Japanese countries, but in America even though people accept Japanese people I felt like I was treated as one of many nationalities because it's so diverse. I grew up as an only child, and my host family member was around 10. This situation was quite new to me, and I couldn't relax so much. Overall, in my opinion, I prefer a denser and maintained city like Tokyo more.

Christmas party

I was invited to host the family's Christmas party, and that was really gorgeous. Christmas is the largest celebration in America, and so many people decorate their homes. It was my first time getting invited to such a big party and I was nervous, but everyone was friendly and even I got presents. Although that was a really good experience, I really didn't know what to do, so it might be better to know the cultural differences in advance.

Conclusion

I realized the importance of having control over my actions. I should be able to decide where to go, and what to do by myself. It's important to know the impact that the difference occurs and to carefully evaluate acceptable and unacceptable conditions. To ensure that, this experience was definitely worth trying, and I really had a great time with my friend. But I also feel that there was an unsolved gap between us I hope to resolve.

【OpenSCAD】Parametric Design with Voronoi, Twist, Packing

Introduction

Parametric design is beautiful and occasionally used in modern architecture. They are made possible by programming but the software generally used in production is expensive except for OpenSCAD. In this article, we will introduce complex designs created with less than 200 lines of code.

Focus

So many methods can be used for parametric design as I listed below.

Actually used

• Complex shape crop with dxf data.
• Perlin noise
• Voronoi diagram
• Twist

  Planning to use

• Snowflake algorithm
• Terrain generation algorithm
• Differential growth
• L system
• Tsugite(Joint)
• Delauney diagram
• Bezier curve
• Icosphere
• Tiling
• Fluid

  Related

• Japanese art style

  Result

  I have created more than 10 designs and all of them are included in the Github repository, but I will detail especially good ones.

  Maple with Circle packing

  I cropped maple with circle packing output from dotSCAD.

  Maple with Voronoi

  Maple leaf with Voronoi diagram cropping.

  Perlin Noise

  The plane with the Perlin noise height shift.

  Twisted Mesh

  Twisted tower with mesh surface.

  Extrude with twist

  Instead of twisting existing mesh. This shape is created with linear extrusion with a twist, so a spiral shape can be seen if you look at it from the top view.

  Spiral stick vase

  This shape is made of straight lines, but the rotation of sticks forms a curve as a whole.

  Voronoi rock

  Appling linear extrude end with scale 0 for every cell in Voronoi with the origin of its core point, they will create a corn shape and look like rocks.

  Organic Voronoi

  The subtraction of hexagon pillars to Voronoi already makes quite interesting shapes like the cells of the creature. However, controlling the height of each corn with the Perlin noise makes it even more organic design.

Source code

github.com

Further plan

Cripping with familiar motifs like Maple turned out to be really effective in making the design more eye-catching. I will continue to use distinguished and beautiful patterns in my design.
Also, the dynamic shape with small details such as fractals was also a good way to simulate complexity or nature.
Printing the 3D data reminded me of the importance of utility and portability of the product, so I will keep it small and useful not just visually attractive.
Even though smooth corner can be seen many part of my design, there aren't any thing like flow of wind which has seamless curve.

【Travel in America #1】Florida, Boston, NY traveling plan and predicted cost.

Introduction

I constantly seeking to travel abroad, because I want to study and work in the USA. However, even though I have studied abroad in Malaysia and Singapore, I never traveled to the USA because of its cost of living and many concerns regarding COVID-19. However, the best friend I met in VR Chat changed the entire situation. Not only did they give me tons of information regarding how to live, study, and work in the USA, but they offered me to stay at their place in Tampa and Boston and they even offered travel to NY. I'm so grateful for this wonderful opportunity and I would really love to record this precious memory for the future. As the last diary during my study abroad in Malaysia changed my life, I will make this memory a life-changing trigger.

The cost of travel.

Assume 150 JPY to USD.

Dec 28 to Jan 8

IWK to HDN round trip - ANA (economy)
around 30,000 JPY (150 USD)
HND to TPA round trip - AmericanAirline (economy)
140,320 JPY (925 USD)
TPA to BOS - jetBlue (Blue)
BOS to LGA
LGA to TPA
237 USD (34,803 JPY)

Place to visit.

I've saved more than 200 places in America so far, and I carefully picked up the place I definitely want to visit. maps.app.goo.gl

MIT Museum

I've been attracted by MIT due to its fusion of science and technology. This is the place where technology will be applied to society with sophisticated design, and I really want to know the story behind the innovation. Also, as a target university, I would like to feel the campus life of MIT.

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard is famous for its liberal arts education, and it's commonly said that it's deeply rooted in a deep understanding of art. I'm going to know how Harvard students perceive art and how to apply them to scientific advancement.

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

That incident is strongly sticking in my mind because of its unique naming. All of the Japanese students know about this event and I want to know about how America recognized this big event and how it impacted America's independence.

Boston Public Library - Central Library

The book has been my main source of motivation to pursue my education. Sadly decent amount of English books are hardly available in Japan. Tons of books will increase proficiency in English and diverse knowledge which is yet introduced in Japanese books must be really inspiring. I'm also thinking of visiting State Library of Massachusetts and The Mary Baker Eddy Library

Times Square

This might be the most famous place in NY and reminds me of Shibuya Scramble Square. This super lively place must make me feel the energy of this big city and I should be a witness to the latest technology.

SUMMIT One Vanderbilt

This is a quite new observatory and offers a special view reflected by surrounding mirrors. The combination of art and scenery is truly attractive and it seems to offer no roof space as well. The grand central right next to it is the world's largest station and worth taking a look at.

Vessel

Even though this place was closed in response to never-ending suicide, the open-roof observatory Edge, art museum Shed, and park The High Line are right next to it and all of them look so attractive.

One World Trade Center.

As the highest building in NY, this place is definitely worth visiting. This place is also known for the 9/11 incident and I'm curious about the story behind those accidents. The Oculus Center next to it is quite unique and quite interesting. Since we already planned to go to the summit, we might not go there. However, this place offers a museum and attractive art in addition to it. Brooklyn bridge is a little bit far away, but definitely worth taking photos.

The Museum of Modern Art

One of the most famous art museums and is surrounded by many attractive spots like St. Patrick's Cathedral and Rockefeller Center. The exceptional amount of collection of art might help me to think creatively and might give me insight into how design should be in this modern society. 53rd Street Library right next to it is a historical library, and Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick's Cathedral are also located within walkable distance.

Objective

• Connecting future career

Even though this is personal travel, I want to make this opportunity as starting point for studying and working in America. America is vast country so it's very imporant to know which place and which part of America bring me value which is unobtainable in Japan.

• Get real experience

The information we can get from internet is not same as one I can get from actual experience since information has edited, and mostly omiting drawbacks. It's important know both good and bad point of the country, and how to take advantage of that uniqueness to my career. Recieving advice from admired person will be whole lot better than third persons point of view.

• Find way to achieve dream

Some people says American dream is no longer possible, however some people are performing significantly well. To achieve my dream, being successful which is rich in money while keeping freedom is important. This travel give me the clear vision of my path by finding specific objective who already achirved my dream from similar situation.

Concern

• This is not study abroad

I haven't taken any authentic lecture in person while studying abroad, and I'm very curious about how actual class in America going on and how can I adopt discussion based learning.

• Will it really worth it?

The last study abroad experience in Malaysia has changed my mind completely inspired by state-of-art technology in chaos. Europian inspired culture in east coast is hardly available in other asian countries and this will be irreplacable experience which change my life positively since the last experience has done so much by let me get internship in big tech.

• Was it the best option?

Roughly there was three option, doing internship, going another country, learning something at home. However being accepted by IT company is very uncertain and it predicted to be around 10%. Even though this travel might not be written in my resume. The story behind is very interesting which other student won't nomally do, and surely works positively in finding job and writing essay. The other countries I was thinking of visiting are Shanghai, HongKong, Beijing, Taiwan, however America has been my dream country I have never visited, so it instantly decided when my friend accepted me. Getting connetion to professor surely the promissing path, however doing so might be overwhelmingly difficult, and there is still famous business figure who has succeed by meeting successful individual.

Checklist

• Am I doing what is impossible in Japan?
• Have I tried I have never been done?
• Can I connect experience to the future?
• Have I searched background in advance?