A Primer On The Length Of Life Of Empires…
This video illustrates how empires decay and devolve and what a short time it takes for a seemingly invincible empire to become just another nation. Examples not shown are The Soviet Empire and the American Empire. But history won’t be cheated… All empires fall.
Best Viewed At Full Screen…
Visualizing empires decline from Pedro M Cruz on Vimeo.
This is mainly an experimentation with soft bodies using toxi’s verlet springs.
The data refers to the evolution of the top 4 maritime empires of the XIX and XX centuries by extent. The visual emphasis is on their decline.
More on that project http://mondeguinho.com/master/visual-experimentations/visualizing-empires
UPDATE – some minor fixes: no flickering and more robust simulation.
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