Animation Example for Parametric Coding

4.564 Instructor : Prof. Takehiko Nagakura
Last modified : 03/01/2010
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M.C. Escher Parametrized (1992) by T. Nagakura

tool: Macintosh Common Lisp (formaly, Alegro Common Lisp)
product: QuickTime File (size 353 kbyte)
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M.C. Escher Parametrized (1992)


The oroginal graphics by Escher is a composition of a component (a human figure). This component is tilable since it deploys 5 sets of rotational or translational Symmetry as its parts. By parametrizing each symmetrical part, the entire composition can be deformed while keeping the tilability of the figure .
M.C. Escher, Ukkel, Winter '37-'38 Form Processing, T. Nagakura, 1995