- All the generated music is in just intonation. This was mostly for convenience at first (JI is easy to produce with code), but it led me down a massive harmonic rabbit hole in which I'm still located.
I'm currently hacking away at the next iteration of this, where rhythm is fully embraced. I have to say the ambient genre was super convenient and allowed me to play fast and loose with synchronization, while really focusing on how harmony can be laid out in space. But rhythm was always in the books and I'm hoping it takes things to another level.
latexr · 1h ago
I enjoyed exploring the (infinite?) landscape, but was then was a bit disappointed that that meant sacrificing the music, since there aren’t any more trees. And yes, I did find the water bell structure.
Maybe there wouldn’t need to be trees everywhere, but at least some clusters here and there, with different combinations, should incentivise exploration.
rhet0rica · 4h ago
Any chance of getting a master volume control added? This is gorgeous but Firefox doesn't have a per-tab volume slider.
bravesoul2 · 25m ago
That's something. Gives me teamLab [1] vibes. Really like it. The mix of music which is relaxing and the scenery and the way it moves and that it is generative across what you see and hear. Can't wait to chuck this on a big screen.
(i liked that it had some minimal interactivity/gameplay).
any others like it?
ethan_smith · 1h ago
Check out Endless Forest, Flower, Electroplankton, and Panoramical - all offer similar meditative interactive audiovisual experiences with varying degrees of gameplay.
keyle · 7h ago
Well executed.
If you're into that sort of stuff there is also https://generative.fm by Alex Bainter.
You can even play both at the same time!
I drive both at the moment (Above the rain) through my Analog Heat with a good amount of saturation and play it softly. Bliss.
stephenpontes · 3h ago
This immediately reminded me of the teamLab Planets [1] experience in Tokyo, Japan.
Specifically "Flowers and People, Cannot Be Controlled but Live Together" [2] - the entire soundtrack for the experience was incredible, and this ambient garden took me right back. Thank you for sharing!
Ha ha me too! Made a similar comment. I can see myself coming back to this site many times.
benrutter · 1h ago
I remember this! It's beautiful, and a nice reminder that there are still lots of people on the internet creating wonderful things just for the joy of it.
LeoPanthera · 9h ago
Reminds me of Tres Lunas and Maestro, created by British musician Mike Oldfield (more famous for "Tubular Bells"), in 2002 and 2004, making them very ahead of their time.
- It's open source, including the code that produced the audio: https://github.com/pac-dev/AmbientGarden
- All the generated music is in just intonation. This was mostly for convenience at first (JI is easy to produce with code), but it led me down a massive harmonic rabbit hole in which I'm still located.
I'm currently hacking away at the next iteration of this, where rhythm is fully embraced. I have to say the ambient genre was super convenient and allowed me to play fast and loose with synchronization, while really focusing on how harmony can be laid out in space. But rhythm was always in the books and I'm hoping it takes things to another level.
Maybe there wouldn’t need to be trees everywhere, but at least some clusters here and there, with different combinations, should incentivise exploration.
1. https://www.teamlab.art/
(i liked that it had some minimal interactivity/gameplay).
any others like it?
If you're into that sort of stuff there is also https://generative.fm by Alex Bainter.
You can even play both at the same time!
I drive both at the moment (Above the rain) through my Analog Heat with a good amount of saturation and play it softly. Bliss.
Specifically "Flowers and People, Cannot Be Controlled but Live Together" [2] - the entire soundtrack for the experience was incredible, and this ambient garden took me right back. Thank you for sharing!
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7nODEETR4s
[2] https://music.apple.com/jp/artist/hideaki-takahashi/30588056...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tres_Lunas#Computer_game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maestro_(video_game)