I've been working for a while on a project called The Colour Economy. It is starting to look like something tangible, and I have been posting some video renders from it on Vimeo:

http://www.vimeo.com/coloureconomy

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In the Colour Economy, images are deconstructed into pixel 'traders' which do their best to survive and profit through trading red, blue, and green (RGB). I am hoping this project will raise questions about the permanence of image, the value of colour, and the role of the individual in a market economy.

Also, I think it's pretty fun to watch.

The traders are independent and are assigned a 'profile' which they use to make trading decisions. This profile includes values like risk tolerance and patience, and also a tendency to trust one of three 'predictive' sources - local observation, a global 'analyst' and an 'oracle'.

Right now I am working on a recording system for the economies so that there can be a visual record of what occurs during each 'performance'.

The resulting systems vary greatly with different source images. I will be uploading a few really interesting new renders over the next couple of days.

As always, feedback is appreciated - so feel free to reply here or to comment on the Vimeo videos.

Thanks!

-Jer

http://blog.blprnt.com