Thursday 15 March 2012

Ideas For Growth and Mould

One of the ideas from the group meeting was to look at the future of communication and whether there will be any face to face conversations or whether it will end up being digital. I remembered I'd seen an article on a slime mould which could communicate through bio-chemicals, and this could be an amazing way of linking the future of technology with the idea of nature and mould. There have also been studies of it being used in technology such as robots and can even solve puzzles.
The texture is really interesting too because the slime effect is translucent and reminds me of skin. This could be the way in which fashion moves and changes because it is like a second skin, growing over the body. A natural technology which won't hurt the environment or react with human skin.

Latex would work really well to create this texture. Also the trapping of things inside to create pattern.
Communication could easily be transmitted through the slimy surface of the slime mould to other people. It could be the future of what powers computers and how trends are spread.

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