Visualising the decline of empires. Stunning video showing how empires ebb and flow using bubbles of differing sizes to represent each nations power.

“This is mainly an experimentation with soft bodies using toxi’s verlet springs.
The data refers to the evolution of the top 4 maritime empires of the XIX and XX centuries by extent. The visual emphasis is on their decline.

More on that project mondeguinho.com/master/visual-experiment ations/visualizing-empires.”