Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Nate D. Branching Game

I set up a game that guides a system of branching. I first roll the three dice to determine the degree of branching (bifurcate, trifurcate, or quadrifurcate), the angle of the split, and the organization around the parent trunk.  I then roll the dice again for each of the branches to determine its gauge, length, and wether or not it has a hanging tab off the back end.



The rules of the game are on the left, the results on the right. Each bracket represents one round of play.







The highlighted round produced the following branches to be attached to the trunk.






The parent trunk to which the branches are to be attached.


The first branch is soldered and wrapped with copper wire to prevent it from shifting or falling when the solder is reheated to attach the other branches.


Second branch soldered and wrapped...


Third branch...


Fourth branch.





Structure after 15 rounds.


Branching detail.












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