Ephemeral Thereidoscope⧉ of the Week

Virtual Apeirographic Instrument

Each Thereidoscope is akin to a mix between a microscope, an orrery, and a kaleidoscope, its high-order visual cohesion coming from the ring of Pickover biomorphs it observes.

Supporting Scientific & Web3 Innovation

10% of primary sales & secondary sale royalties go to @AvaSilvery's pioneering Behold the Ocean project, funding institutionally independent scientific research.

Interactivity with a Purpose

Clicking in the red zone pauses and unpauses, clicking in the blue zones zooms the focal biomorph in and out, and clicking in the yellow zones restores the default zoom level.

21 Striking Palettes and 2 Special Insets

Thereidoscopes come in one of twenty-one essences (TŊR, Santorini, Hippotigris, Tenebra, Lotus, Aurum, and Caligo among others) and may have one of two rare infusions (Α and Ω).

Unique Geometric Aesthetic

The focal mathematical forms are visualized through a conceptually simple yet expressive generative algorithm giving rise to unexpectedly varied pareidolic shapes.

Thoughtful Pseudorandom Generation

Once running, Thereidoscopes never repeat; but every time you start yours, it will cycle through the same succession of patterns, letting you come to know and love them.

Temporal Heterogeneity

Thereidoscopes vary in their transience--how long each pattern lasts--and haste--the speed with which they transition. Some feel quite frenetic, others may take a full minute to change.

Diversity of Form

Lower resolution Thereidoscopes shift focus towards the geometric aesthetics of the algorithm, while higher resolution ones bring their biomorphs into sharper view.

Exhibition-Ready Cryptoart

Coded to be resolution, aspect ratio, and framerate agnostic, your Thereidoscope will finetune itself to aim for a consistent dynamic experience on all viewing devices.

How do I get one?

Tokenize yours on ArtBlocks.io NOW!

Or buy one on the secondary market on OpenSea soon after the launch!

Officially tokenized Thereidoscope visuals are licensed to their owners under the NFT License, Version 2.0!

NFT License, Version 2.0

0. Background

The NFT License (this “License”) is built to support applications for blockchain technologies, and to help clarify a user’s rights in artistic overlays as the owner of a non-fungible token (“NFTs”).

Dapper Labs Inc. (“DLI”) created this License as an open-source resource for the wider community to encourage adoption of the ERC-721 standard. DLI’s goal is to positively shape the future of NFTs for creators of blockchain-based art (each, for the purposes of this License, a “Creator”) by demystifying the associated user rights while empowering Creators to license their work at scale.

1. Definitions

“Art” means any art, design, and drawings that may be associated with an NFT that you Own.

"NFT" means any blockchain-tracked, non-fungible token, such as those conforming to the ERC-721 standard.

“Own” means, with respect to an NFT, an NFT that you have purchased or otherwise rightfully acquired from a legitimate source, where proof of such purchase is recorded on the relevant blockchain.

“Extensions” means third party designs that: (i) are intended for use as extensions or overlays to the Art, (ii) do not modify the underlying Art, and (iii) can be removed at any time without affecting the underlying Art.

“Purchased NFT” means an NFT that you Own.

“Third Party IP” means any third party patent rights (including, without limitation, patent applications and disclosures), copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, know-how or any other intellectual property rights recognized in any country or jurisdiction in the world.

2. Ownership

You acknowledge and agree that Daïm (or, as applicable, its licensors) owns all legal right, title and interest in and to the Art, and all intellectual property rights therein. The rights that you have in and to the Art are limited to those described in this License. Daïm reserves all rights in and to the Art not expressly granted to you in this License.

3. License

a. General Use. Subject to your continued compliance with the terms of this License, Daïm grants you a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to use, copy, and display the Art for your Purchased NFTs, along with any Extensions that you choose to create or use, solely for the following purposes: (i) for your own personal, non-commercial use; (ii) as part of a marketplace that permits the purchase and sale of your NFTs, provided that the marketplace cryptographically verifies each NFT owner’s rights to display the Art for their Purchased NFTs to ensure that only the actual owner can display the Art; or (iii) as part of a third party website or application that permits the inclusion, involvement, or participation of your NFTs, provided that the website/application cryptographically verifies each NFT owner’s rights to display the Art for their Purchased NFTs to ensure that only the actual owner can display the Art, and provided that the Art is no longer visible once the owner of the Purchased NFT leaves the website/application.

b. Commercial Use. Subject to your continued compliance with the terms of this License, Daïm grants you a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use, copy, and display the Art for your Purchased NFTs for the purpose of commercializing your own merchandise that includes, contains, or consists of the Art for your Purchased NFTs (“Commercial Use”), provided that such Commercial Use does not result in you earning more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in gross revenue each year. For the sake of clarity, nothing in this Section 3.b will be deemed to restrict you from (i) owning or operating a marketplace that permits the use and sale of NFTs generally, provided that the marketplace cryptographically verifies each NFT owner’s rights to display the Art for their Purchased NFTs to ensure that only the actual owner can display the Art; (ii) owning or operating a third party website or application that permits the inclusion, involvement, or participation of NFTs generally, provided that the third party website or application cryptographically verifies each NFT owner’s rights to display the Art for their Purchased NFTs to ensure that only the actual owner can display the Art, and provided that the Art is no longer visible once the owner of the Purchased NFT leaves the website/application; or (iii) earning revenue from any of the foregoing, even where such revenue is in excess of $100,000 per year.

4. Restrictions

You agree that you may not, nor permit any third party to do or attempt to do any of the foregoing without Daïm’s express prior written consent in each case: (i) modify the Art for your Purchased NFT in any way, including, without limitation, the shapes, designs, drawings, attributes, or color schemes (your use of Extensions will not constitute a prohibited modification hereunder); (ii) use the Art for your Purchased NFTs to advertise, market, or sell any third party product or service; (iii) use the Art for your Purchased NFTs in connection with images, videos, or other forms of media that depict hatred, intolerance, violence, cruelty, or anything else that could reasonably be found to constitute hate speech or otherwise infringe upon the rights of others; (iv) use the Art for your Purchased NFTs in movies, videos, or any other forms of media, except to the limited extent that such use is expressly permitted in Section 3(b) above or solely for your own personal, non-commercial use; (v) sell, distribute for commercial gain (including, without limitation, giving away in the hopes of eventual commercial gain), or otherwise commercialize merchandise that includes, contains, or consists of the Art for your Purchased NFTs, except as expressly permitted in Section 3(b) above; (vi) attempt to trademark, copyright, or otherwise acquire additional intellectual property rights in or to the Art for your Purchased NFTs; or (vii) otherwise utilize the Art for your Purchased NFTs for your or any third party’s commercial benefit. To the extent that Art associated with your Purchased NFTs contains Third Party IP (e.g., licensed intellectual property from a celebrity, athlete, or other public figure), you understand and agree as follows: (w) that you will not have the right to use such Third Party IP in any way except as incorporated in the Art, and subject to the license and restrictions contained herein; (x) that the Commercial Use license in Section 3(b) above will not apply; (y) that, depending on the nature of the license granted from the owner of the Third Party IP, Daïm may need to pass through additional restrictions on your ability to use the Art; and (z) to the extent that Daïm informs you of such additional restrictions in writing (email is permissible), you will be responsible for complying with all such restrictions from the date that you receive the notice, and that failure to do so will be deemed a breach of this license. The restriction in Section 4 will survive the expiration or termination of this License.

5. Terms of License

The license granted in Section 3 above applies only to the extent that you continue to Own the applicable Purchased NFT. If at any time you sell, trade, donate, give away, transfer, or otherwise dispose of your Purchased NFT for any reason, the license granted in Section 3 will immediately expire with respect to those NFTs without the requirement of notice, and you will have no further rights in or to the Art for those NFTs. If you exceed the $100,000 limitation on annual gross revenue set forth in Section 3.b above, you will be in breach of this License, and must send an email to Daïm at daim@apeirography.art within fifteen (15) days, with the phrase “NFT License - Commercial Use” in the subject line, requesting a discussion with Daïm regarding entering into a broader license agreement or obtaining an exemption (which may be granted or withheld in Daïm’s sole and absolute discretion). If you exceed the scope of the license grant in Section 3.b without entering into a broader license agreement with or obtaining an exemption from Daïm, you acknowledge and agree that: (i) you are in breach of this License; (ii) in addition to any remedies that may be available to Daïm at law or in equity, Daïm may immediately terminate this License, without the requirement of notice; and (iii) you will be responsible to reimburse Daïm for any costs and expenses incurred by Daïm during the course of enforcing the terms of this License against you.