A Computational Study of Events, Questions, and Information Formation

From Interaction to Observation: A Computational Study of Events, Questions, and Information Formation This research investigates how interactions generate events, how those events develop histories through time, and how different observers may form distinct informational understandings of the same originating event. The investigation begins with a simple computational model: two moving objects, A and B, collide and generate a third, smaller object, c. Subsequent collisions produce additional objects, changes of state, and increasingly complex histories. Five experimental versions progressively extend the system from two-dimensional motion to three-dimensional space, incorporating three observers who independently encounter the original generated object. The experiments use persistent and fading trajectories to make the developing system visible. An additional event-lineage visualization represents the same relationships as a chronological progression, clarifying how an originating interaction leads to subsequent events, observer encounters, and the formation of separate object histories. The theoretical investigation examines c as representing the potential of a question. An observer encountering c may originate an inquiry concerning its identity, origin, location, history, or subsequent interactions. Different observers may ask different questions about the same event, producing distinct informational understandings. The central proposition is: Information formed through an observer's question may contribute to what that observer recognizes as a form of reality. Form of Reality (Observer-Relative) A form of reality is the informational understanding of an event recognized by an observer, formed through the relationships that observer identifies, investigates, and resolves. The originating event has its own history. Different observers may encounter that history at different times, ask different questions, and establish different understandings of what occurred. Each understanding constitutes a form of reality for that observer, grounded in the event and the information available to them. Methods The paper presents the experimental methods, recorded results, computational representations, and philosophical interpretation while maintaining the distinction between programmed simulation behavior and the proposed theoretical relationships. Origination This is an original exploratory computational investigation developed from the author's theoretical reasoning and experimental observations, with AI assistance. It was informed by an external visual example but was not constructed from a review or synthesis of published scientific literature. Further Reading A concluding section provides five independently identified scholarly references for further reading on the logic of questions, inquiry, scientific explanation, perspectival knowledge, and information flow. Invitation The research is presented for independent examination, critical assessment, and further investigation. The author invites discussion. Author: Bruce TislerResearch organization: Quantum InquiryYear: 2026Research materials: https://github.com/btisler-DS/Computational-Study-of-Events