Ontogenesis

Ontogenesis is a study of cellular spatial structures organized as spheres. The project describes the framework of relationships between different cells rather than the study of their specific nature. The simulation itself is based on very few formulas of interaction and relation, which emulate the complexity of nature. It is a way of understanding the nature of the growth algorithm and its limits.

The math behind this simulation was inspired by Andy Lomas’ work. This project aims to model a hypothetical situation on a computer so that it can be studied to better understand how the real system works. By changing variables of the simulation, predictions may be made about the behavior of the actual system.

The final simulation was created in C++ and OpenFrameworks library. The math was too intensive for a CPU; any future iteration would need to run on a GPU.

Archived Code: https://github.com/jaskiratr/ofxMorphogenesis