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Math Square is an exhibit at the [[National Museum of Mathematics]]
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
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The exhibit consists of a giant multi-color LED display mounted on the floor of the exhibition room. A sensor in the ceiling detects the presence of visitors walking over the display, and the display reacts according to different activities.
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Several programs can run on the Math Square:
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===Voronoi===
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The screen displays the Voronoi cells of each of the visitors walking on the Square.
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===Orbits===
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A circle (the "Sun") is displayed in the center of the Square. When a visitor steps on the Square, a "planet" appears on the display, and starts orbiting around the central Sun. The speed depends on the radial distance to the center.
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Every time a visitor steps in, a new planet is created, and also a line segment is drawn between the last planet added and the previous last planet. The planets and the lines leave a trace behind, making interesting rosettes.
  
 
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==License==
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This exhibit is released under an open license <span style="color: Crimson;"> (info/link/source needed) </span>.
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This exhibit has been sponsored by Google.
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Revision as of 18:16, 31 August 2021

Exhibit
Math Square
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On display at National Museum of Mathematics
Type Hands-on, inmersive
Topics Iterative art

Math Square is an exhibit at the National Museum of Mathematics

Description

The exhibit consists of a giant multi-color LED display mounted on the floor of the exhibition room. A sensor in the ceiling detects the presence of visitors walking over the display, and the display reacts according to different activities.

Several programs can run on the Math Square:

Voronoi

The screen displays the Voronoi cells of each of the visitors walking on the Square.

Orbits

A circle (the "Sun") is displayed in the center of the Square. When a visitor steps on the Square, a "planet" appears on the display, and starts orbiting around the central Sun. The speed depends on the radial distance to the center.

Every time a visitor steps in, a new planet is created, and also a line segment is drawn between the last planet added and the previous last planet. The planets and the lines leave a trace behind, making interesting rosettes.

Activities and user interaction

Mathematical background

History and museology

Resources

License

This exhibit is released under an open license (info/link/source needed) . This exhibit has been sponsored by Google.