EmTech took part in DigitalFutures WORLD Workshop Series with a workshop titled ‘Agent-Based Form-Finding, Optimisation, And Collaborative Design’. Led by Elif Erdine, Eleana Polychronaki, Abhinav Chaudhary, and Milad Showkatbakhsh, the workshop aims to develop an understanding of how biology can be a model for computational systems and spatial articulations. Participants will gain an understanding of the systematic patterns of behaviour in social insect colonies, and an exploration of how these patterns can inform the development of algorithms and methods applied to create complex spatial configurations. Our focus is going to be directed on agent-based modelling (ABM), multi-objective optimisation, and immersive spatial design. Our computational toolset is going to involve Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, and Unity. We are going to design imaginary worlds that will be experienced collaboratively.
