Comments on: Spore! http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/03/spore/ A design blog with a particular emphasis on green design, design for society, and environmental technologies, Vestal Design Blog also discusses web design, product design, graphic design, and architecture. Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:46:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jessica Pfund http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/03/spore/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Jessica Pfund Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:23:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/03/24/spore.html#comment-734 feel free to send some our way. i feel free to send some our way. i

]]> By: Dare Lin http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/03/spore/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Dare Lin Sat, 25 Mar 2006 02:26:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/03/24/spore.html#comment-733 if anyone is interested in animal body plans and design features, check out a PBS documentary series called "The Shape of Life." Mike and Palo Alto Gang: I can send you guys copies if ya want. Really well done, focusing on invertebrates. After all, the VAST majority of animals are inverts, in terms of species number, biomass, individual number, etc.) Oh yah, plants are cool too. if anyone is interested in animal body plans and design features, check out a PBS documentary series called “The Shape of Life.” Mike and Palo Alto Gang: I can send you guys copies if ya want.

Really well done, focusing on invertebrates. After all, the VAST majority of animals are inverts, in terms of species number, biomass, individual number, etc.)

Oh yah, plants are cool too.

]]> By: Dare Lin http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/03/spore/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Dare Lin Sat, 25 Mar 2006 02:25:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/03/24/spore.html#comment-732 This post has been removed by the author. This post has been removed by the author.

]]> By: Dare Lin http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/03/spore/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Dare Lin Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:30:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/03/24/spore.html#comment-730 Pretty rad. Biologists have been running modeling programs for years now--looking at problems in ecology, evolution, behavior, genetics and biomechanics (among others). Just now are they finally making this sort of stuff fun (although completely worthless for research). An interesting note: 3 out of every 4 living animal species is a flying insect (1 out of 3 living animal species is a BEETLE! yes, they're flying insects). So I wonder if--given enough time--most of the Spore game "winners" will turn out with a similar design. Although there really is no single perfect, ideal, "winning" design in nature... Pretty rad.

Biologists have been running modeling programs for years now—looking at problems in ecology, evolution, behavior, genetics and biomechanics (among others).

Just now are they finally making this sort of stuff fun (although completely worthless for research).

An interesting note:

3 out of every 4 living animal species is a flying insect (1 out of 3 living animal species is a BEETLE! yes, they’re flying insects).

So I wonder if-given enough time-most of the Spore game “winners” will turn out with a similar design.

Although there really is no single perfect, ideal, “winning” design in nature…

]]> By: Dare Lin http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/03/spore/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Dare Lin Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:30:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2006/03/24/spore.html#comment-731 y feliz cumpleanos Miguelito! y feliz cumpleanos Miguelito!

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