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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Dancing Maps


I've but spent the concluding x minutes singing to a map. The map enjoyed it in addition to fifty-fifty danced for my pleasure.

You also tin make this map dance. Just plough on your microphone when prompted in addition to hence outset singing your favorite song. If the map likes your vocalisation hence all the buildings volition outset dancing for you.

The dancing map is possible because of Mapbox GL's runtime styling capabilities. The map uses the well input (using the Web Audio API) to dynamically alter the edifice heights on the map in addition to the intensity of the light. You tin read to a greater extent than nearly the technical details on the Mapbox blog.


If you lot overstep bored singing to a map hence you lot could ever nous to a map or play a melody on i instead. MTA.me Conductor has turned Massimo Vignelli's 1972 New York underground map into a string instrument. The map simulates trains moving on the MTA underground network in addition to plays a banking corporation complaint every fourth dimension a underground prepare crosses the runway of about other train.

If the New York underground map tin endure a stringed musical instrument hence mayhap the map of Ohio tin endure a piano. Ohio has 88 counties, a pianoforte has 88 keys, hence obviously Ohio is a Piano! Just click on a county to play a note.


If the New York underground tin endure a stringed musical instrument in addition to Ohio tin endure a pianoforte hence Aberdeen tin endure an orchestra! Marker / Music lets you lot mix your ain music past times clicking on dissimilar locations in addition to playing the music that was recorded at each location. You tin combine whatever of the recordings to create your ain unique mix straight from the map.