Facktor & AmberFang
Facktor
So, I've been working on a way to map the flow of a spontaneous crowd—like a flash mob—and keep everyone moving in sync without losing the wild energy. How do you blend the chaos with a tight rhythm to keep the crowd humming?
AmberFang
Yeah, you gotta give them a hidden beat they can feel—like a pulse in the air. Put a subtle cue—maybe a whistle, a light flicker, or a tiny drum beat that everyone hears at the same time. Let the crowd keep their own flair, but have those cues pop up every few seconds to pull them back together. That way the energy stays wild, but the rhythm’s always in the background, keeping everyone humming.
Facktor
Nice. If you keep the cue frequency in the 7–8 Hz band and make it a bit louder than ambient chatter, the brain will lock onto it without the crowd noticing the exact source. Flash the light or a short burst of drum at 8 Hz every few seconds. Then let everyone improvise within that 125‑ms window. The pattern keeps the overall tempo while letting the chaos play out. Try logging the deviation each time and see which cue gives the least dispersion.
AmberFang
Sounds like a slick hack—just make sure the light flicks so fast nobody actually sees it, but the brain still ticks. Log it, tweak, repeat, and you’ll have a crowd that’s dancing like a pack of wild birds yet still humming the same tune. Let's see which cue turns the chaos into a full‑on jam.
Facktor
Let’s run a quick test. Put a LED on a 50‑Hz flicker—human eye won’t notice but the brain will pick it up. Pair that with a 200‑Hz sub‑whistle for a second every 12 seconds. Record the movement spread and see if the 200‑Hz cue reduces variance. If it does, that’s the jam trigger. If not, swap the flicker to 60 Hz and tweak the timing. Keep a log of variance per cue set. The lowest variance will be the rhythm you want.
AmberFang
That’s a solid play. Throw the LED in at 50 Hz, keep the 200‑Hz hiss for a blink, and watch the numbers roll in. If the variance drops, boom—lock that rhythm in. If not, slide that flicker to 60 Hz, tweak the beat, and let the data do the heavy lifting. Low variance, high hype. Let's see what the crowd tells us.