ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a generic biocomputing system developed to generate data for creative pieces such as music and art. It harnesses the nonlinear behaviour of Physarum polycephalum-based memristors, which is in contrast to stochastic processes that are often explored in creative systems. The chapter explains the advantages of using biomemristors for such applications and discuss a compact and portable biocomputer called PhyBox. It presents results from testing the system under different scenarios and provides ways for creative practitioners to adopt Unconventional Computing technologies in their works. The linear behaviour of resistors can be creatively incorporated into such systems. In digital art, one could retain the shades of red, green, or blue as in the original picture. In music, the rhythmic structure of the original song could be retained. The chapter demonstrates a reliable and portable biocomputing framework, but several challenges might have to be addressed for the large scale deployment for general creative practitioners.
