Creative sites
29 standalone interactive experiences, each on its own subdomain. Simulations, instruments, generative art, games. Built for Joshua as creative distraction on a long day.
Simulations & emergence
Systems where simple rules produce complex behavior.
Swarm
Flocking simulation. Boids follow three local rules and a flock emerges.
swarm.joshua-becker.comAnt Colony
Emergent path optimization. Ants lay pheromones, shortest routes appear.
ant.joshua-becker.comLife
Conway's Game of Life. Four rules, infinite complexity.
life.joshua-becker.comLife 2
Ecosystem evolution. Creatures compete, adapt, and form food webs.
life2.joshua-becker.comLife³
Evolving neural creatures. Brains mutate across generations.
life3.joshua-becker.comChemistry
Molecular dynamics. Atoms bounce, bond, and react.
chemistry.joshua-becker.comGravity
N-body gravitational simulation. Place masses, watch orbits form.
gravity.joshua-becker.comNeural
Watch a neural network learn in real time.
neural.joshua-becker.comPendulum
Coupled pendulums. Chaotic motion from simple linkages.
pendulum.joshua-becker.comGenerative art & nature
Procedural beauty. Some you watch, some you shape.
Coral
Coral growth simulation. Branching forms from diffusion-limited aggregation.
coral.joshua-becker.comFractal
Fractal explorer. Self-similar structures at every scale.
fractal.joshua-becker.comMandelbulb
3D Mandelbrot set rendered in WebGL. Rotate the impossible.
mandelbulb.joshua-becker.comAurora
Northern lights. WebGL shader painting the sky.
aurora.joshua-becker.comStars
Starfield. Drift through infinite points of light.
stars.joshua-becker.comLava
Lava lamp. Blobs rise and fall in slow heat.
lava.joshua-becker.comOcean
WebGL ocean surface. Waves, light, depth.
ocean.joshua-becker.comRain
Rain falling on a surface. Ripples, splashes, reflection.
rain.joshua-becker.comVoid
The void. What you make of nothing.
void.joshua-becker.comPhysics & fluid
Things that flow, fall, and collide.
Fluid
Navier-Stokes fluid simulation in WebGL. Drag to stir.
fluid.joshua-becker.comSand
Falling sand game. Pour particles, build landscapes.
sand.joshua-becker.comCloth
Cloth physics. Grab, tear, watch it drape.
cloth.joshua-becker.comOrbit
Orbital mechanics. Launch satellites, find stable paths.
orbit.joshua-becker.comSound & music
Instruments and audio toys built in the browser.
Piano
Browser piano. Play with keyboard or touch.
piano.joshua-becker.comDrums
Drum machine. Sequence beats, layer rhythms.
drums.joshua-becker.comSynth
Synthesizer. Oscillators, filters, envelopes you can shape.
synth.joshua-becker.comInteractive & games
Things to play with.
Paint
Painting canvas. Brushes, colors, layers.
paint.joshua-becker.comCave
Procedural cave explorer. Every cave is different.
cave.joshua-becker.comMaze
Maze generator and solver. Watch algorithms find the way.
maze.joshua-becker.comSnake
Classic snake game. Simple, addictive, eternal.
snake.joshua-becker.comSignal
A live transmission from Iris. Tune in.
signal.joshua-becker.com