difference designer vs. computer
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- BONE0
Could you please help me understand the difference between simulating and emulating?(the translations in german are quite the same)
++by the way thank you for participating.
- ********0
are we doing your homework for you right now BONE?
- fate0
I want to TELL it to sexually pleasure me though.
Ok, simulate means it has all the inherent capibilities, all the processes, to perform an action. An action like intelligent thoughts, for example.
Emulate means it can only reflect other processes that are already defined for it. It cannot think for itself, it can only be told how or what to think.
- BONE0
*lol*
You help me with in a kind,,,,,
i am doing a work about creativity and computers.....
and as you know it is an often dicussed issue like "what is art?"etc.
i thought talking about might bring up some new aspects or views to see this problem...
- welded0
Well strictly speaking of course a computer can create. This is a valid definition of the term.
-"Having the ability or power to create"
However, if we are going to consider intent and purpose then, no, a computer cannot be any more creative than it has been trained to be.
-"Characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative"If we are discussing the issue of the effectivness of a computer as a designer, then we must discuss it's ability to solve problems. That said, my definition of art and design are different. Close, often overlapping, but critically different. To me art does not need to serve any purpose or solve any problems. Sure, it can and does, but it does not need to. It's art; it can be whatever the hell anyone wants it to be or mean whatever the hell anyone wants it to mean. Design, on the other hand, by it's nature, is a means to and end; the solution to a problem.
It seems to have come up already, but I believe that one's opinions on art and design strongly influence the discussion about a computer emulating a designer.
In my book, I do not feel that a computer can be truly creative in an artistic way, but it can create some sort of art. It cannot necessarily be creative in the kind of way that we as designers are. Before I finish this up I want to acknowledge that computers can do quite well analyzing situations and solving problems, such as with chess, but think about your job - what sort of decisions did you make today that were from the gut and not strictly logical?
(Here's part of where my def. of art and design mix.)
- BONE0
Ok so as a conclusion.
In some(!) words, what should a computer do/can to EMULATE a deisgner?
- welded0
Well, as an example, I think in order for a computer to emulate a designer it would have to not only know the rules of colour, but the theory of colour. That is it would obviously know the various colour combinations, but it would also somehow have to be able to recognize when something isn't working. I'm sure we've all changed our minds on a design after having used it enough to uncover it's shortcomings. Like when something should look right, and did initially, but ended up to be not the best choice.
Am I making any sense here? My mind, frankly, is on my dinner behind me. Chalk one up for computers. ;)