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1000 Random Walks uses the internet community - people - as a source of randomness. That randomness, harnessed in the right way, reveals a certain unexpected beauty. ...What is a random walk?
A single printed copy will be made of each Random Walk that is completed. These prints will be made available after each completed walk is posted.
Take the next step!
24 of 5000 points have been placed in Random Walk #1. Where should the next point go?
Would you like to go up or down?
  updown
How far would you like to go in that direction?
(Select 0 to make a purely horizontal move.)
  0123 units
Would you like to go left or right?
  leftright
How far would you like to go in that direction?
(Select 0 to make a purely vertical move.)
  0123 units
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A random walk begins with one point (black in this example). From that point, choose whether to go up or down, and how far to go in that direction. Choose whether to go left or right, and how far to go. A point is placed wherever you end up. When many people repeat these steps over and over again, making random decisions each time, a unique pattern emerges. ...more