Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

  1. #1
    OldJake666's Avatar
    OldJake666 is offline Gothic Psychedelia Level 16 Gladiator: Spartacus' Retiarii
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    San Francisco
    Posts
    4,544
    Thanks
    2,307
    Thanked 2,122 Times in 871 Posts

    Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

    Andrew Jones told me about this.
    This is the trippiest most mind blowing, visually stimulating, amazing thing I've ever seen. It is called Electric Sheep and it is the visual realization of your computers "dreams".
    Electric Sheep is a free, open source screen saver run by thousands of people all over the world. It can be installed on any ordinary PC or Mac. When these computers "sleep", the screen saver comes on and the computers communicate with each other by the internet to share the work of creating morphing abstract animations known as "sheep". The result is a collective "android dream", an homage to Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.

    Anyone watching one of these computers may vote for their favorite animations using the keyboard. The more popular sheep live longer and reproduce according to a genetic algorithm with mutation and cross-over. Hence the flock evolves to please its global audience. You can also design your own sheep and submit them to the gene pool.
    Learn more and download it here: http://electricsheep.org/

  2. #2
    HunterKiller_'s Avatar
    HunterKiller_ is offline Registered Zerg Level 15 Gladiator: Spartacus' Hoplomachi
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    3,751
    Thanks
    2,123
    Thanked 1,002 Times in 652 Posts
    That first paragraph had me, but the human influence part ruined it.

  3. #3
    Mungus is offline User is Banned Level 4 Gladiator: Meridiani
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    245
    Thanks
    22
    Thanked 60 Times in 20 Posts
    Not a bad idea, but it's Design by committee,

    I dont like this leaving computers on standby lark,
    Lets trip out watching ice bergs float past the window...

  4. #4
    Jabo's Avatar
    Jabo is offline Jannis Borgers Level 12 Gladiator: Laqueatores
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Location
    Wiesbaden, Germany
    Posts
    2,144
    Thanks
    613
    Thanked 551 Times in 183 Posts
    Doesn't download anything for me.

  5. #5
    The-Mentat's Avatar
    The-Mentat is offline Analyzing, processing, projecting. Level 4 Gladiator: Meridiani
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Breda, the Netherlands/Stockholm, Sweden
    Posts
    168
    Thanks
    448
    Thanked 24 Times in 15 Posts
    Daaamn this thing is amazing!
    I downloaded the screensaver and the mega packs with sheep that are also on the site.
    Most beautiful screensaver I've ever seen.
    sketchbook: http://c ghub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6480
    Deviantart
    Last.fm

    "We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars." -Carl Sagan

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. How to shade an Electric Sheep
    By frooglekade in forum CRITIQUE CENTER & W.I.P's & PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: April 7th, 2008, 07:31 PM
  2. 1770, mechanical androids.
    By sve in forum THE ARTIST LOUNGE
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: January 18th, 2007, 07:02 AM
  3. Androids first steps
    By johanerik in forum CRITIQUE CENTER & W.I.P's & PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: November 27th, 2006, 07:30 AM
  4. Androids RObots and Cyborgs Oh my...
    By Spacemanchuck in forum REFERENCES & INSPIRATIONS
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: July 12th, 2004, 08:07 PM
  5. Androids portrait thread (new image)
    By Android in forum FINE ARTS
    Replies: 39
    Last Post: May 9th, 2003, 10:30 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •