orgaani

orgaani is a hypothetical open-source platform designed to model, simulate, and visualize organic growth in computational design. It envisions how simple local rules can create complex, plant-like or organism-like structures and serves as a conceptual tool for education, research, and design exploration.

Overview: The core is a modular engine that supports agent-based growth, reaction-diffusion patterning, and generative geometry. It includes a scripting interface, growth templates, and a real-time visualization module. Data can be imported and exported to standard 3D formats for fabrication or analysis.

History: The concept emerged in 2022 as a collaborative thought experiment among researchers in computational biology and digital fabrication. A prototype appeared in 2023, with contributions expanding the template library and tool interoperability.

Architecture and technology: orgaani uses a plug-in architecture with services for simulation, rendering, and I/O. Growth rules are expressed as small scripts, enabling branching, pruning, and resource competition. The platform emphasizes reproducibility and cross-platform portability.

Applications and reception: In education, it illustrates growth dynamics and biomimetic forms. In architecture and design, it informs exploratory forms and material networks. It is not a substitute for empirical biology.

License and community: The project adopts a permissive open-source license, with tutorials and example models maintained by a diverse user base.

Related topics: generative design, agent-based modeling, reaction-diffusion systems, and biomimicry.