Ji Ruochong Website

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Starry sky after a rainy night
01 Research & Inspiration
02 Sketchbook & Process
03 Final works

generative art

and illustration

I think sci-ﬁ can be interpreted in a

poetic form. We will look up at the

stars and explore the rules of their

mysteries, weaving the landscape of

the universe with colours and lines.

In the weaving of the programme,

magniﬁcent view are generated.

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Research & Inspiration

On 21 October 2022, I visited the Highgate Cemetery, where I placed a pen on his grave

to commemorate this great writer in a customary way.

The number 42, a mysterious number that haunts me and urges me to think deeply

about this age. What kind of art of science ﬁction narrative do we really need to be able

to adapt to the ever-changing information age of mankind? Today I am 24 years old and

I hope to answer this question through my following works, in a process of continuous

improvement. They still seem naive and immature. But I believe that sincere works will

move the viewer, and the wit and humour that characterise Adams is like a light source

that lights up my heart and gives me an inexhaustible creative drive. I will do my best to

complete the narrative of my science ﬁction works.

First of all, this comes from my observations of the stars when I was in my home town.

Beijing is in a temperate monsoon climate and there is no continuous rainfall here as

there is in London. So when the summer rains are stop, there are often long periods of

clear skies. And in the evenings, the night sky is brighter than ever. The rain removes

the pollutants from the air and I can look up at the stars in the night afterwards and

think of all the interesting stories buried deep in my mind about swimming in nebulae.

Second After the heavy rain, the roads are slippery at night, so not many people will

walk in the streets. So for me, who likes to be quiet and observant, it was a great op-

portunity to meditate calmly under the stars. Sometimes I also like to bring my friends

along to share my understanding and insights about life, the future and various things

in the universe.I want to preserve these emotions in a unique way, which is through

generating art. This approach not only allows for a more precise expression of the

cosmic landscapes I want to create but also streamlines the process of animation pro-

duction. As a result, I interviewed a generative artist to hear their perspective on this

emerging technology.

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This is a generative artist from the University of Bristol and compiled their creative

methodology.Theartist'sapproachtogenerativeartiscommendableandreﬂectsathoughtful

integration of diverse skills and concepts. By combining mathematics, computing, and

artistic creativity, they have recognized the intricate relationship between these disciplines in

creating meaningful and visually captivating artworks. Their emphasis on collaborating with

a skilled technical partner to handle the programming aspect while they focus on creative

content highlights a pragmatic approach to leveraging strengths and expertise.

I record what I want to say through a mind map，And

I'm going to use the programming software processing

to implement these themes.

Through my work, l try to make people understand the importance of

going to the stars, to inspire people, especially young people, to ex-

plore science and technology, and to create a more interest-ing narra-

tive by using an illustration style that has a playful way of colliding with

the elements of the universe. It brings us closer to the vastness of the

sky. I will use a richer narrative approach to science ﬁction stories.Be

it traditional ﬁction, graphic novels, comics, or animation. Or the more

novel gravity sketches, generative art, video games. I’m not sure can

subvert existing science ﬁction narrative methods.but l will do my best

to produce new and innovative artworks that delve into art forms that

have not been explored in depth. I want to combine generative art with

games to make narrative art more diverse. Presented in a variety of

forms with rich sci-ﬁ elements.

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I will use generative art to portraythe wonders of the

universe as l see them, and incorporate theminto a

simple narrative game. The short ﬁlm and the game

arestitched together to form a coherent and interesting

story. Andnot just through drawing.

Sketch-

book

& Pro-

cess

1. Black and white

double star

The effect of two spheres

moving relative to each

other, gradually becom-

ing smaller and eventual-

ly fading into the centre.

This is a diagram of the orbits of the galaxies that I have simulated through a series of functions. To make it

more intuitive I have used the solar system as a blueprint for the simulation. I set the w key on the keyboard to

toggle the planet you want to observe in the centre of the camera and ﬁx it so that it is stationary in the centre

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I will use ex-

pressions

from

pro-

gramming

art, painting

and anima-

tion art. I will

use a variety

of methods

2. Planetary

rings

A microscopic view

of atomic motion on

a small scale unit,

showing the source

of the power of cos-

mic radiation.

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to

create

art, but be-

fore that the

most import-

ant thing is

to record ev-

erything in

front of you

with impact.

I was travelling on a cable car watching the sun slowly set. If put on a cosmic scale, one

can imagine watching the stars rise and fall from the perspective of the horizon of a planet.

Running through the snow, this program constantly switches the speed of the front and

back layers. Look up at the sky and see the stars hanging alone.

In this program I am trying to interpret the inner workings of the atom

of a certain element. The blue metallic sphere in the middle is the

nucleus of the atom. The thin lines around it are like electrons mov-

The effect produced by the refrac-

tion of sunlight in the glass cube is

like a glass Rubik’s cube.

4. Color of Light

3. System Simulator

The other planets go on as

usual. In fact, we can have

our own planet simply by

entering a material mask in

jpg format and adding the

code for our own planet’s

orbit to the program. We

can even import our own

models, like the space shut-

tle which I imported my own

model of.

The spectrum tells us how much en-

ergy is emitted at each wavelength (in

the case of the Sun, most of the ener-

gy is emitted in the ultraviolet/optical

part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

and the peak is around the green/yel-

low mark), and therefore spectra can

be used to learn something about the

physics and composition of the Sun.

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5. Voronoi diagram

I happened to come across

something

I found really

beautiful. This is “Cracked

Ice” by Maruyama Okyo,

painted around 1780.

Early in his career, he

was trained in making

megane-e pictures, which

were one-point perspec-

tive images meant to be

viewed through

a wide

angle lens, which then

conveyed an impression

of depth and three-dimen-

sionality.

In mathematics, a Voronoi

diagram is a partition of a

plane into regions close to

each of a given set of ob-

jects. In the simplest case,

these objects are just ﬁ-

nitely many points in the

plane (called seeds, sites,

or generators).

6. Radar map & Spheres and cubes without material

I really like the simplicity of the images that are displayed through the

ancient computers. It has a beauty with a particular age, and it evokes

the idea that machinery can also produce life.

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8. Aurora Borealis In Dunhuang colour

7. Circle explosion &

Colour Swirl

The most visual representa-

tionof the cosmic explosionA

star explodes with stardusta

star comes to theend of its

long journeyand ejects

a

huge amount of matter and

rays into the universe.

l have used different layer

stosimulate the spinning

star. the ejected matter and

the colourful rays.

These three layers create

a dizzyingly rotating image

that l hope will give the

viewer an impact of colour

through this process.

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8. Aurora Borealis In Dunhuang colour

I used the colour palette of the Rainbow

Dunhuang frescoes and gave these colours

an aurora borealis-like form. These auroras,

resembling ribbons, sweep across the night

sky like the robes of fairies in ﬂight.

10. Inside the com-

et, Spheres an

dcube without ma-

terial,Through

tunnel

the

9. Meteor im-

pact

&

Shooting

A microscopic view of

atomic motion in small

scale units showing the

source of the power

of cosmic radiation. In

this program l am trying

to interpret the inner

workings of the atom of

a certain element. The

blue metallic sphere in

the middle is the nucleus

of the atom. The thin

lines around it are like

star slips

I

have drawn a

variety of differ-

ent stars which

will stacks togeth-

er Releasing dif-

ferent program-

ming languages

will show stack-

ing the differ-

ent stars l have

drawn. l wanted

to give the ap-

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pearance of

meteor shower

by moving an

a

electrons

moving

at

constantspeedInorderto

simulate the randomness

of the quantum motion

around the atom. I have

made the surrounding

arcs ﬂash randomly and

quickly to make the orbits

of the electron movement

seem more variable and

irregular.

ellipse

around

the screen. Over

laying layers to

make it ﬂash. In

the process let it

ﬁll in random co-

lours in shades

of blue, giving it

different levels of

brightness, full-

ness and trans-

parency.

Description of the work：https://youtu.be/s-hoLoijTX0

Video presentation of my work：https://youtu.be/hiIpT4O_VkM

ﬁnal work

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Map of the game as presented in the ﬁnal artwork

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I utilize generative art, using programming to depict the universe’s wonders as I perceive them. These visuals are integrated into a

narrative game and a short ﬁlm, weaving a cohesive and engaging story.

The protagonist, a cosmic traveler named “Shan,” awakens in an uncharted space, transitioning from his home planet to a intricately

designed “museum of cosmic phenomena.” His quest involves unraveling his surroundings, understanding their origins, and seeking an

escape. Through exploration, he collects “crystal balls” containing the essence of cosmic phenomena, necessary to leave the conﬁned

world I’ve crafted.

The game’s core purpose is Shan’s journey to discover the universe’s phenomena. It encompasses everything from microscopic atoms

to massive stars, and collisions of matter to supernova explosions, all presented through programmed visuals. These elements trigger

events in the game, revealed as animations before obtaining a “crystal ball.” These animations inside the “crystal ball” represent uni-

versal rules, atoms, celestial bodies, and energy. The game’s completion hinges on collecting a speciﬁc number of these “crystal balls.”

These maps are the deserted wildernesses and towns in the universe that the protagonist needs to explore. When the protagonist

explores the maps and triggers a mechanism in them, the generative art created by Processing will play.

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In the production of future projects. I will continue to make new episodes and con-

tent to add into this game. Adding more interesting levels and graphics. I hope that

as the content continues to improve, my game will better convey its values of in-

spiring people to explore and have adventures. I believe that one day I will be able

to hear stories of future generations travelling in their spaceships on the journey

to the stars.

I ﬁnd it very gratifying for me to let people learn some simple theories of the sci-

ence of aesthetics month through my games. Because I live in a place where there

is still a lot of imperfect education and educational material, I hope that I can bring

the games and works I make to more people who lack art and science education.

I will try my best to make people understand the importance of looking at the stars

and fall in love with science ﬁction as a result, and always be curious about the

unknown and knowledge.