Visual Hash Turns Text Or Data Into Abstract Art 86
Makoss writes "Normal cryptographic hash functions turn any input text or data into a compact set of bits; useful for computers, not useful for humans. Visual hash functions turn data into graphical representations which are more easily recognizable and memorable to humans. You've seen Identicons and other simple geometric image generators already, but Vash takes the technique beyond basic geometry and produces some really striking images."
Re:Obligatory (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:looks to be suffering from graphic repetition (Score:5, Insightful)
Perhaps having the algorithm also add a unique animation sequence would help make these visual representations more identifiable to users. If a flower's rotation suddenly goes from 6 RPM to 60 RPM, that would be a much quicker tipoff that something has changed.
I agree the images seem unremarkable and not very memorable. How about using the hash to walk the space of facial parameters, generating character faces instead of curves.
It's amazing how many Mii's one can recognize and remember. Use 2 different hashes and generate a male, female pair.