So, over the past year and a half I’ve been looking into Neural Networks in Flash.  Neural Networks are essentially used in “Artificial Intelligence” and Pattern Recognition.  So I consulted with one of my best friends who is an embedded systems engineer and had him explain to me how they work (as he went to school for programming/etc and took a class of AI).  Well, about a week or two ago I finally got everything working and in a format that I can show to people.

So the video you’re about to see, should you choose to watch it, is just showing the program “training” on some Xs and Os and figuring out the distinguishing features between the two, then when it’s done training I draw some new (never before seen) Xs and Os and it tries to tell me which one is which.  As you’ll see, it was successful, but it isn’t always successful in both training correctly or the recognition afterwards.  I still have some tweaking to do.

Neural Network in Flash by Philip Likens

Best,
Philip Likens
Texas based Interactive Artist and Web Design Instructor

I suppose this is the inaugural post for deptof.com. As it is the inaugural post, it might be wise to explain what exactly it is that I’m trying to do here. Well, my name is Philip Likens. I teach web design at the Art Institute of Dallas – I’ve been in the industry and working with Flash for over 10 years. Additionally, I create interactive art pieces using Actionscript and various input devices. It’s my aim to process through my thoughts on interactive art, web design, and programming as I push my own technological limits in an effort to communicate and express ideas. Ultimately, I am constantly trying to do at least one of two things – tie together two pieces of information and/or communicate some truth. You will have to be the judge as to whether I succeed or not. Thanks for stopping by!

Best,
Philip Likens
Texas based Interactive Artist and Web Design Instructor