Am Sagarwala
Associate Dean, Interaction Design @ Humber College. Proprietor @ Artform.ca
Perspection
Perceptions through the inspection of perspectives
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the occurrences of fractals
- Apply the layers of abstractions to critical thinking
Creative Exercise
Draw something that is fractal in 1-minute
Image: Snufkin
Fractals
Recursion
Image: veeterzy
Iteration
- Using the output of a formula as the input during the next cycle of calculations
- A simple equation: x = x + 1
- With the application graphing a formula to the x and y axis, some beautiful results can be created:
- Mandelbrot Set
- Julia Set
Fractals Are Everywhere
- The Internet
- Coastlines
- Bread
- Music
- Plants
- Corporations / Government
- ...
Layers of Abstraction
- Layers of abstraction are seen in digital systems
- In software engineering, there are programs running with the help of many layers:
- Operating system
- Graphics card drivers
- 3D rendering software
- Gaming
Can you think of such relationships in society?
"Vectoralists"
– McKenzie Wark, A Hacker's Manifesto
Perspection
- View your problem from macro and micro perspectives
- See what relationships occur at one level and question how they manifest at other levels
- How do we see this in the ISW?
Teachers teaching students can be compared to...
ISW: Perspection
By Am Sagarwala
ISW: Perspection
Perspection: using fractals to understand naturally occurring formations in society.
