line_disease - created by Christian Schneider

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What is line_disease?
line_disease is dedicated to lines - creatures which are omnipresent, but so easily overlooked. It is an environment where these lines can grow and develop over time. You can add more lines, and add food to help them develop. The artwork also includes a written piece - in his description the artist talks of these simple creatures taking over, gaining power, or alternatively fading away – your input decides the fate of this environment, yet as you’ll gradually discover, you’re not in control.

What can we do with it?
line_disease is a change in pace from some of the other more excitable Virtuali Creatures. It starts with a single line. You can add more with the left mouse button and give them food with the right mouse button, eventually they’ll reproduce. This environment needs your care and attention to get going, and you’ll never quite know how it’s going to turn out. Spend some time reading the artist’s description of his work - his words are likely to have an effect on how you think and care about these simplest of life forms.

Who is the artist?
Christian Schneider is a generativei artist and computer scientist from Switzerland. Visit his website at christianschneider.ch

System requirements
If line_disease doesn’t appear on your screen you may need to download java

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