vaarun-c/satisfying-visualizations

Satisfying designs, animations that are fun to watch :).

satisfying-visualizations

Satisfying designs and animations that are fun to watch :).

Requirements

To run the visualizations, you'll need the following Python packages:

• numpy==1.25.2
• pygame==2.5.1

Installation

To get started, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended).
3. Install the required packages using pip.

Acknowledgements

• Special thanks to Hyperplexed for inspiring some of the polyrhythmic ideas. Check out their fascinating video on the topic: Polyrhythms Video.

• Credits to project_jdm for ideas related to the box. Enjoy their satisfying video: Satisfying Box Video.

Contributor Name

Varun

Have fun watching the visualizations! :)

satisfying-visualizations's Issues

Random starting positions for box.py

Currently, the box in box.py always starts at the bottom-left corner. It would be more interesting if the box started from random positions within the white box area :).

Add sounds for box.py

As in the Project jdm video, add sound effects for:

• Collisions with the white box
• Each time a new box is printed on the screen
• Feel free to add any more sound effects that you think will be fun :)

Musical notes instead of random frequencies for polyrythms.py

Currently,

generate_note(frequency, duration): This function generates a sound waveform for a given frequency and duration.
lerp_sound(start_freq, end_freq, t): This function performs a linear interpolation between two frequencies.

But they don't directly generate musical notes. If you have seen the Hyperplexed Video the program plays piano notes for each collision. In the video sound files are downloaded for each arc and played accordingly.

But we have a variable number of arcs (See line 23 in polyrythms.py). So, we need to dynamically generate musical notes for each collision instead of relying on pre-existing sound files. Maybe you can use the formulas given here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_key_frequencies to find the notes and use a Python library to play it, or use MIDI note numbers or the piano numbers.

Fix collision issues in box.py

The box.py script does not handle collision properly.

Expected Behavior

The box remains completely inside the white square even during collisions

Actual Behavior

The box overshoots the white square

Add volume control for box.py

Currently, the only way to control audio for the application is to control the system's audio.

Windows and Linux have application-based volume control. But on mac its not possible without 3rd party tools...

So can you try to implement this feature in the python script? Have like a slider to control the audio output

Add Volume control for polyrythms.py

Currently, the only way to control audio for the application is to control the system's audio.

Windows and Linux have application-based volume control. But on mac its not possible without 3rd party tools...

So can you try to implement this feature in the python script? Have like a slider to control the audio output

Randomboxes not in bounding box

When creating Random boxes, they are placed outside the Bounding box