#project wip - draft only, ongoing Full project here: https://lifeforms.io/DISCOVERY https://lifeforms.io/The-Airborne-Collective Talk with John Cooper: https://vimeo.com/event/2543413 Discovery is a project of architectural [[worldmaking]]: it is a collection of designs for inflatable rooftop structures and airships; it is a series of designs for small scale urban interventions on the roofscape of DTLA; it is a computer [[simulation]] of an emergent ecology community; it is a story driven video [[game]] that ties all of the above together. The story of Discovery deals with an ecological simulation of downtown Los Angeles of the near future. The project was born out of observations of an emerging rooftop culture of urban gardening and alternative lifestyles in downtown LA during the pandemic. We imagine a new urban community, able to produce its own energy, grow its own food, scrub and sell carbon and invent novel forms of artistic expression, offering an image of hope in the face of looming ecological threat. The story follows an entourage of human and non-human characters as they build inflatable structures, fly airships, make gardens and generally go about their daily lives on the rooftops of DTLA, forming a new, airborne collective. The project is a mix architectural design with other topics such as artificial intelligence, ecology and simulation. some wip screens from 2 simulations: ![[Discovery5.jpg]] ![[Discovery6.jpg]] ![[Model_Viewer Preview [NetMode_ Standalone] (64-bit_SM5) 8_22_2022 12_00_46 PM.jpg]] ![[Model_Viewer Preview [NetMode_ Standalone] (64-bit_SM5) 8_22_2022 6_30_33 PM.jpg]] ![[Model_Viewer Preview [NetMode_ Standalone] (64-bit_SM5) 8_22_2022 7_00_19 PM.jpg]]