BallDroppings is an addicting and noisy play-toy. The balls make a percussive and melodic sound, whose pitch depends on how fast the ball is moving when it hits the line.
BallDroppings is an addicting and noisy play-toy. It can also be seen as an emergence game. Alternatively this software can be taken seriously as an audio-visual performance instrument. Balls fall from the top of the screen and bounce off the lines you are drawing with the mouse. The balls make a percussive and melodic sound, whose pitch depends on how fast the ball is moving when it hits the line. This delightful application allows experimentation with sound and vision which will compound and intrigue you. Whether you are an adult or child, scientific brainbox or avid gamer. It doesn't have a plot, no heroine, no villain. It has no guns or alien beings. It is simply time to get creative, and those who are creative will love this.
Additional Key Controls for the interface.
Hygiene
SPACEBAR clears the lines and balls
SHIFT+SPACE clears only balls
CTRL+SPACE clears only lines
0 (yes zero) resets all adjustables to default
DELETE, BACKSPACE, or E deletes the line currently under the mouse.
Context
F11 toggle fullscreen window
S saves the world into a fixed settings file.
O (not zero) opens the settings file.
CTRL+Z undo key for line editing.
P pause balls (lines remain interactive)
T enable TCP/IP stream. (info)
Adjustable Factors
- and + adjust ball release rate
F and f adjust air friction
G and g adjust gravity
R and r adjust sound (pitch) range of balls
B press this to place the ball producer where your mouse is.
