About: The hexCompass encodes information about a colour into a "compass needle", using the HSB (hue, saturation, brightness) colour model. Hue value affects the needle's direction; saturation affects its circumference; and brightness affects its, well, brightness! Oh god I'm so tired.

About: The hexVision mapper takes the pixel data of an image, and converts each pixel into a single hexCompass. To start, click and paste an image into the space above, then click "go!".

this content is still being built, sorry! :∙[

About: TAKE me BACK to JUPITER! is an interdisciplinary research project and interactive biological art installation piece, entailing the construction of an immersive virtual reality console for flies. During the exhibition of the work, human and fly participants undertake a cooperative play activity in the form of an arcade-style video game, also titled TAKE me BACK to JUPITER!

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Drew is a social media slouch, but what little illustration has been uploaded can be found here at Drew's Facebook page, PedantInk Illustration and Design

Drew Thornton is an illustrator, biological artist, and very chaotic computer programmer. This website represents a corralling point for the digital miscellany amassed through these ventures.

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