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Matt DesLauriers @mattdesl
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A function that produces a scribble.
#generative #code #javascript
So many of my sketches begin with the same function: producing a uniform distribution of values along an array, between [0..1] range. Here's how it looks in JavaScript.

I'm calling it "arcs" (for arc lengths) but perhaps there is a proper name for this sort of thing?
I use this for all sorts of things, like generating an N-sided polygon:
Or distributing N points evenly along a line segment:
Or just making a wavy horizontal line with noise.
Various outputs from the scribble function.
Using a higher dimension noise function (4D) and a walking along the parametric equation of a torus, you can get some interesting dancing motion that loops seamlessly.
Here's another variation using a different random seed.
Code for that...
Drawing out.

(Thanks @slowkow for the idea! Didn't realize how neat it looks while drawing out.)
Drawing out while walking along the torus, and shifting hues.
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