Koi Pond Sequencer

This koi pond sequencer uses simple clicks to adjust the frequency and gain of each sphere. Adjust the frequency (move up one note in the C major scale) by left clicking a sphere. Adjust the gain by right clicking a sphere.

Production build: MacOS

This sequencer was inspired by Tui and La (the Ocean and Moon spirits) in Avatar the Last Airbender (which is why I ended up playing the song Avatar’s Love in my final demonstration video). I wanted to create something peaceful and balanced, focusing more on symmetry and user experience than my audio visualizer.

I enjoyed creating something I could mess around with as a user, not just a programmer. Having my sequencer play in the background as I worked was actually a calming experience, giving me some semblance of a meditative experience in the middle of my Chunity-induced panic.

Build files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bSf_DD6MYYp1yqQzYcyDxlF-mLIHWAif?usp=sharing

Acknowledgements/References:

Fish (Boid) simulation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqtqltqcQhw

Koi fish model: https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/shark-3d-model-1551943

Lotus model: https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/free-max-model-flower/1116825

Fly camera: https://gist.github.com/McFunkypants/5a9dad582461cb8d9de3

Milesone 2

Plans for future:

• add textures to the fish (make them koi fish)
• replace spheres with lotus flowers
• add MANY more layers of spheres (a big spiral — think Golden Ratio vibes?)
• Water surface
• Have schools of fish create wind chimey background noises
• Tune everything (!!!)
• change playhead (remove bar)