Evolution of Animated Photomosaics

Authors:
Vic Ciesielski;Marsha Berry;Karen Trist;Daryl D'Souza
Affiliations:
School of Computer Science and Information Technology, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia;School of Creative Media, RMIT University,;School of Creative Media, RMIT University,;School of Computer Science and Information Technology, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2007 EvoWorkshops 2007 on EvoCoMnet, EvoFIN, EvoIASP,EvoINTERACTION, EvoMUSART, EvoSTOC and EvoTransLog: Applications of Evolutionary Computing
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Photomosaics are images composed of smaller images (tiles). Viewed close up the details of the tiles are evident and the big picture is lost. Viewed from a distance the detail of the tiles is lost and the big picture is evident. We show how photomosaics can be generated by evolutionary search and how animations can be created by using the best individuals in a generation as frames of a movie. The animations can generate engaging visual effects such as gradually `materialising' a face from a random arrangement of tiles on a screen. Our animations explore self representation through dynamic reinterpretations of mosaic and iconography traditions using target images and tiles that we created.