Projects

Pseudo Ouroboros

The genesis of self-interest in gradient descent

Pseudo Ouroboros is an experimental generative piece. A snake-like organism moves in smooth curves and keeps renewing itself, an ouroboros that does not bite its tail. The path comes from noise and simple rules, in the manner of gradient descent turning back on its own steps.

The sound is made in the browser and changes with the creature’s movement, and with the time of day.

Pseudo Ouroboros. Watch on YouTube
Pseudo Ouroboros, a snake-like generative trail
The generative trail.
Pseudo Ouroboros, a snake-like generative trail
The generative trail.
Pseudo Ouroboros, a snake-like generative trail
The generative trail.
Pseudo Ouroboros, a snake-like generative trail
The generative trail.
Pseudo Ouroboros, a snake-like generative trail
The generative trail.
Pseudo Ouroboros, a snake-like generative trail
The generative trail.