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      Creative Visualisation of Magic Squares

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      Proceedings of EVA London 2020 (EVA 2020)
      AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination
      6th July – 9th July 2020
      magic squares, digital art, data visualisation, recreational mathematics, scalable vector graphics, web technologies
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            Abstract

            Magic squares are n*n square grids in which each row, column, and diagonal add to the same sum. The ‘magic line’, drawn by connecting each integer in numerical sequence, creates a pattern that can differ or be shared between instances. The dual purpose of this work is: 1. to produce a variety of artworks—printed, digital and animated that use the magic line as a departure point; and 2. to investigate mathematical processes (matrix transformations) that produce identical magic line patterns, with the aim of identifying all unique such patterns, and simplifying the classification of magic squares, using visual and programmatic methods. The ongoing creative process has led us to produce a web-based visualisation tool (squares.cubelife.org), with which we have explored different types of mathematical curve to visualise the magic line, and to identify certain useful groups. This can already produce an extensive variety of interesting aesthetic results that differ from existing ‘straight line’ visualisations of magic squares. As well as exploring the creative visual permutations, our methods also enable the measurement of certain properties, such as the length of the magic line and the results of certain transformations.

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            Conference
            July 2020
            July 2020
            : 217-224
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            [0001]Institute of Creative Technologies

            De Montfort University

            The Gateway

            Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
            Article
            10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.39
            ec68f646-d76e-4961-986e-1aa83123d146
            © Everitt et al. Published by BCS Learning & Development Ltd. Proceedings of EVA London 2020

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            Proceedings of EVA London 2020
            EVA 2020
            30
            London
            6th July – 9th July 2020
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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            Categories
            Electronic Workshops in Computing

            Applied computer science,Computer science,Security & Cryptology,Graphics & Multimedia design,General computer science,Human-computer-interaction
            data visualisation,magic squares,recreational mathematics,scalable vector graphics,digital art,web technologies

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