GMU:Being a Unicellular Organism/Sinan Kılıç: Difference between revisions

To ensure that the shadow casted is sharp enough, a strong, linear light source will be placed inside a clear glass sphere. The sphere will be covered by a thin layer of agar medium and a couple of oat flakes stuck irregularly on the surface. A thin, tubular, golden substructure will give the projector its height and minimize potential shadows caused by visitors. The room will only be lit when a visitor enters room, in order to not disturb the Slime Mold with too much light and establish a healthy environment for its growth.  

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File:Microscopy of Slime Mold.jpg|Microscopy of ''Physarum Polycephalum''

File:Camphoto 579758561.JPG|Most of the petri dishes I brought home became contaminated with some sort of silky mold.

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My first timelapse turned out pretty bad with lots of flickering lights and moving shadows. Next time I will try a darker background and artificial lighting. I also realized trying to record multiple petri dishes at once is not such a good idea.  

Something useful I learned with this timelapse is how difficult it can be to manipulate the slime mold. I tried using different arrangements and amounts of oat in each dish but at the end every dish turned out different than  expected.