Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Otomata: A Fascinating Experiment in Music

Otomata is a program created by Batuhan Bozkurt. The idea of the program is to create a random series of events that generate sound. The program is built in a 9x9 square in which there are highlighted squares called "cells". Each cell has an arrow assigned to it. You can add more cells or simply change the direction of the cells already in there. When you press the play button the cells begin moving in the direction assign to them. When they bounce off the wall they generate sound and immediately switch direction. This creates an endless stream of music that will never, ever be replicated. The program is a lot of fun to mess around with and makes for some great background music while, say, writing a blog post.
If you happen to find a mix that you enjoy quite a bit there is the ability to copy the link and save it for later. I haven't tried this particular part out myself, since I enjoy the random aspect of it so much.

You can find Otomata here. I think you'll find yourself rather addicted after playing around with it for a few minutes.

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Daily Challenge:
I'm gonna go with a really simple one today: Make someone laugh. Tell a joke, show them a funny video, whatever. It feels good to make someone else laugh, trust me.

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