Plymouth Market Hall, July 2024.
Yuming Chen (Coda) has presented his first big dome production.

The title Coids is derived from “Boids”, a behavioral simulation model used in computer graphics to depict flocking behavior (Hartman & Benes, 2006).
By extending this concept from biological motion to affect-driven particle dynamics, Coids reframes the original algorithm in a different context: instead of modeling flocking behavior among agents, it explores how emotional states can influence collective visual behavior at a cosmological scale.
The core idea of the project is to represent emotion not symbolically, but structurally—by mapping affective input to visual parameters such as color, motion, and density within a dynamic particle system. These particles are derived from AI-generated imagery based on astronomical references, including nebulae and cosmic phenomena, evoking a sense of scale that links inner psychological states with outer spatial environments.