Mandala Visualization

The Well-being Mandala

This paper is part of an effort, undertaken by the staff of the Tellus Institute and their collaborators, to address the issue of a Great Transition (GT). A GT is one of many possible futures for humanity. Whether a GT occurs is, to a great extent, a matter of choice. “Push” (necessity, avoidance of risk/harm) and “pull” (pursuit of attractive options) will guide our collective decision. Well-b...

Margalef’s mandala, Prochlorococcus, and geoengineering*

Ocean phytoplankton played a central role in oxygena ng our planet’s atmosphere billions of years ago. Hence these early “geoengineers” were crucial for the evolu on of life on Earth. Their modern-day ancestor, the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus, is the most abundant photosynthe c cell on the planet. Its discovery 30 years ago served as a reminder of how li le we understand about the com...

Discrete Burgers' Equation, Binomial Coefficients and Mandala

Pocket Gamelan: tuneable trajectories for flying sources in Mandala 3 and Mandala 4

This paper describes two new live performance scenarios for performing music using bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. Interaction between mobile phones via wireless link is a key feature of the performance interface for each scenario. Both scenarios are discussed in the context of two publicly performed works for an ensemble of players in which mobile phone handsets are used both as sound sources...

Enactive Mandala: Audio-visualizing Brain Waves

We are exploring the design and implementation of artificial expressions, kinetic audio-visual representations of realtime physiological data which reflect emotional and cognitive state. In this work we demonstrate a prototype, the Enactive Mandala, which maps real-time EEG signals to modulate ambient music and animated visual music. Transparent real-time audio-visual feedback of brainwave qual...