Show HN: Chaos Studies – attractors and spatial audio (iOS/Mac/Playdate)
10 days ago
- #interactive design
- #meditation
- #chaos theory
- The app is designed to engage users with a living, interactive form that responds to touch, rotation, and zoom.
- Visual elements include thousands of particles creating glowing trails that fade over time, giving a sense of something alive.
- Sound is integrated into the motion, with tones responding to speed and complexity, and spatial audio that moves with the form.
- It serves as a momentary reset or meditative tool, offering a break from attention-demanding apps.
- On Panic's handheld device, a crank controls the form's rotation, emphasizing simplicity with black and white rendering.
- Features 'strange attractors' from chaos theory—shapes that never repeat but maintain structure, varying from calm to restless.
- Dubbed 'Chaos Studies,' it allows users to observe chaotic behavior for relaxation, focus, or aesthetic enjoyment without demands.