Vizardry
Audio-Visuals
What is it?
Vizardry is a web-based visualiser that reacts to real-time audio and benefits from adjustability. The project explores the intersection of creative coding and user experience, offering a library of geometric visualisers and methods for interaction.
The visuals initially showing are only scatching the surface of possibilities, experimentation with parameters is strongly encouraged.
The problem being solved.
Most online audio-visualisers often feel disconnected from the user. They are static, suffer from poor audio analysis or are locked behind expensive paywalls that limit creative expression and experimentation.
The Interface
The interface follows a minimalistic design approach, prioritising performance situations. The control parameters are housed in a translucent panel that reveal upon hover and dissapear after inactivity.
Controls
Different users prefer different interaction methods and the control schemes reflect this. The visualisers can be manipulated using the on-screen slider interface, mapped keyboard shortcuts (keys 1-6), or a custom hardware dial unit.
Constraints
Given the high computational cost of real-time rendering and audio analysis, the decision to enforce a "Desktop Only" constraint was made.