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 This interval was chosen because it created enough frames for a smooth time-lapse, while still keeping the number of images manageable.
-During the recording session, the camera captured thousands of photographs of the slime molds as they slowly expanded.
+During the recording session, the camera captured thousands of photographs of the slime molds.
 == Creating the Video with Python ==
 After the recording session, I transferred the images to my computer.
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 </syntaxhighlight>The final time-lapse was created from the image sequence and exported as an MP4 file. After that, I edited the video further by adding an intro, title cards, music, and an ending message.
 == Artistic Concept ==
-The final video was not meant to be only a biological documentation. I wanted it to feel like a short documentary or a small film.
+The original concept of the video was '''Home for Two'''. I wanted to present the two slime molds almost like two characters sharing one space:
-The title of the film is:
-'''Home for Two'''
-At the beginning of the video, the two slime molds are introduced almost like characters:
 '''One — Badhamia'''
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 '''Two — Physarum polycephalum'''
-After that, the time-lapse shows their growth and interaction. The final message connects the biological experiment to a wider social idea:
+However, after discussing the experiment with our lab supervisor, I realized that my first interpretation was not good. Since both slime molds depend on the same food source, the situation is not simply peaceful coexistence. It is also competition.
-'''They were different.'''
-'''Still, there was room for both.'''
+In the actual experiment, the two organisms also did not grow as expected. Because of this, the biological part of the project cannot be presented as a successful coexistence experiment. Still, I decided to continue working with the material visually.
-The message is intentionally simple. I wanted the viewer to feel the connection to coexistence, difference, and anti-racist thinking without turning the video into a direct slogan.
+For the next attempt, I want to develop the video concept in a more playful direction: not as a peaceful home, but more like a small battlefield, where two organisms compete for space and food.[[File:Home4two.mp4|thumb|Home for Two|0x0px]]
-[[File:Home4two.mp4|thumb|Home for Two|0x0px]]
 == Conclusion ==
-This project combined biological experimentation, visual storytelling, and computational image processing.
+This project started as an attempt to create a poetic slime mold film about two different organisms sharing one space. The idea behind '''Home for Two''' was to connect biological observation with a wider reflection on difference and coexistence.
-I learned how to prepare agar plates, maintain slime mold cultures, exchange and handle biological material, use colored food as a visual marker, build a time-lapse setup, and process thousands of images into a final video using Python.
+However, the experiment did not work in the way I expected. The two slime molds did not grow strongly, and after feedback from our lab supervisor, I understood that the concept of peaceful coexistence was biologically too simplified. Since both organisms use the same food source, their relationship is more competitive than harmonious.
-The final film, '''Home for Two''', became both a documentation of slime mold growth and a poetic reflection on coexistence.
+Because of this, I now see the project as an unfinished first attempt rather than a successful final experiment. I still learned how to prepare agar plates, maintain slime mold cultures, exchange biological material, use colored food as a visual marker, build a time-lapse setup, and turn thousands of photos into a video using Python.
-Through the experiment, two different organisms were placed in one shared environment. They were not the same, but they both had space to live.
+For the next version, I want to repeat the experiment with a stronger setup and change the artistic direction. Instead of presenting the slime molds as peacefully living together, I want to show them in a more playful and dramatic way: as two organisms entering the same arena, competing for food and space.
-'''Home for Two''' is therefore not only about slime molds. It is also about the possibility of sharing space despite difference.
+The failure of the first experiment therefore becomes part of the project. It shows how an artistic idea can meet biological limits, and how the concept can evolve after understanding what actually happens.