"Uno the Integer" is algorithmic art minimally realized as two electronic components: a small computer and an led matrix. The work explores the human tendency to see life where it does not exist and to attribute to that life the will of an individual even when that is clearly not the case.
As I write this seven years later Uno dangles over my monitor bouncing on relentlessly.
Uno's name and the accompanying material goes on to suggest that the mathematical concept of integer might be similarly misinformed. The work is to be suspended from a high shelf to appear at eye level. A second computer, a mac mini or plug computer at shelf level, provides power and data to the work over a single usb cable.
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Dorkbot PDX and Styloid Process are proud to present a collection of 11 works by local artists doing strange things with electricity. post 
The Uno that made the show was a rewrite that I did with Paul Stoffregen in C++ running on the Teensy. We used table lookup of random numbers to make this fast enough. This means there are a few edge flashes that can be seen to reappear in sequence.
I use a subroutine, blink, to flash one LED for 50 microseconds. My perl program selects the row and column using random numbers. I sum a few random numbers to get an interesting distribution. I then use sine and cosine functions to move the distribution around the LED matrix. This traces a Lissajous path. post video