Brownian Motion:

“The erratic random movement of microscopic particles in a fluid, as a result of continuous bombardment from molecules of the surrounding medium.”

Collective Movement is an excercise develop using the magic of coding in Processing.

It aims to simulate the movement of particles in a fluid or gas, driven by the molecules that compose it. The concept is that the particles in vacuum would be standing static because there is no external force affecting them (Newton first law of motion).

“Newton’s first law of motion states that every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force.”

The next step was to create a medium where the particles can be move. This atmosphere, is a boundary box that contains a liquid simulation compose with x number of molecules(atoms). The velocity of the particles depend on the position of the molecules.

The final shape is drawn by the trail that the particles leave while moving in a random motion.