There isn't enough attention and praise for that magnificent freebie that comes with iTunes: The Visualizer*. While the music plays, Visualizer generates colorful patterns on the fly. All of the patterns evolve dynamically and are directly linked to the beat and melody of the music played. They turn in 3-D space, burst apart like fireworks and morph freely. These screen shots are just wretched facsimiles. I show here the "new" visualizer. There is also the Classic visualizer, which you can choose, if you prefer. You can also choose to restrict the spontaneous art to one of three themes: Lathe, Jelly or Stix. My mind boggles.
Once a couple of guys stood in front of my monitor trying to identify the "repeating" patterns but they finally had to admit, after 30 minutes of viewing, that the patterns were, in fact, generated on the fly in response to the music.
These colorful patterned designs look to me like breakthrough fractal algorithms. I suppose I could do some research and figure out just exactly how this spontaneous art is generated, but I prefer to marvel at the magic. Current Fads
Listening. recent acquisitions and classical genre (iTunes playlists); high pitched ringing in ears
Watching. Donkey Skin (1970?) and HD Digital Free Over-The-Air TV (they gotta come up with a better name for that)
Activity. looking for work
Gadget. Elegato Eye TV
News Source. Google News
Reading. The Druids - Peter Berresford Ellis; Ill Met by Moonlight - Sarah A. Hoyt; Heart Steps - Julia Cameron
*And, of course, iTunes is free, which makes this all even more amazing. How can anyone wonder why I'm an Apple fan?
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