Visual art inspired by the collective feeding behavior of sand-bubbler crabs

09/01/2017

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by   Hendrik Richter, et al.

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Sand-bubbler crabs of the genera Dotilla and Scopimera are known to produce remarkable patterns and structures at tropical beaches. From these pattern-making abilities, we may draw inspiration for digital visual art. A simple mathematical model of sand--bubbler patterns is proposed and an algorithm is designed that may create such patterns artificially. In addition, design parameters to modify the patterns are identified and analyzed by computational aesthetic measures. Finally, an extension of the algorithm is discussed that may enable controlling and guiding generative evolution of the art-making process.