Emergence and generative art

Leonardo

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 476-477

  Monro, Gordon ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 70349381973     PISSN: 0024094X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/leon.2009.42.5.476     Document Type: Review

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