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Ming + PHP5 + AI = Pretty

Posted by timothy on from the mind-the-drooling dept.

cyberscribe writes "Project K++ just released its first alpha version today. The project aims to explore computer-generated abstract art using PHP and Ming. The name of the project is an homage to Wassily Kandinsky, father of abstract art. Caution: the Flash movies can be intensive on your graphics card. Other caution: hitting reload to see the next cool computer-generated abstract 'painting' can be highly addictive."

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  1. art? by incal · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Art isn't about being pretty. Art is about emotional, spiritual communication between an artist, his culture, work of art, and public.

    some random images are no more art than some randomly placed things on my workbench.

  2. Desktop Wallpaper by wolrahnaes · · Score: 4, Interesting

    this could be reall sweet on platforms supporting using a web page as a wallpaper

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  3. I'm sorry, but this looks like crap by t0qer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I used too produce stuff like this on my atari what.. 15 or more years ago, in basic. I'm not impressed in the slightest. Thumbs down for an image that looks like it could have been produced by my little brother with a crayon.

    Now if you truly want some cool abstract art, try debris by Brennen Underwood of nullsoft fame. For some reason it has a tendancy too gather porn pictures in the images it creates. Is it because there's a lot of porn on the net? Or is it because nullsoft = sex. Try it for yourself and you tell me.

  4. Why PHP? by mrbarkeeper · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Honest question, no flamebait: Why did they use PHP? You can create the same effects entirely in ActionScript, the native language of Flash.

  5. Open-source content-creation, but no player by motown · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What I just don't understand is that Macromedia licenses the flash specs on the condition that it is used by other products (such as Ming) to create content. Apparently, it is not permitted to use the specs to develop an alternative open-source plugin.

    So why is that? It's not like Macromedia is making any money on the plugins, and besides: the more compatible plugins are out there, the larger the userbase for Flash, right?

    Can someone here explain this to me?

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