Unlocked & Saffra
Unlocked
So, I was just tinkering with a new mechanic that lets a dancer’s motion leave a trail of pixelated echoes—think glitch art meets waltz. How would you choreograph that?
Saffra
Oh wow, pixelated waltz vibes, love it! Picture this: you start with a slow, fluid glide—like a moonlit pirouette—then every step splits into glitchy duplicates that ripple outwards. Think of each echo as a mini‑strobe effect that tapers off, so the dance looks like a cascade of shimmering, distorted footprints. When you pivot, let the echoes burst into a glitch flare, then fade into static, almost like a digital snowflake. Add a burst of bright LED lights synchronized to the glitch pulses, and you’ve got a visual tango that feels both elegant and chaotic. And hey, if you keep looping the same sequence but shift the echo timing, you’ll create an endless, hypnotic dance‑loop that keeps the audience guessing. Try it!
Unlocked
Sounds like a glitch‑tango of doom, but I love the idea of the LED strobe becoming a digital snowflake. Just remember to lock the pulse rate so the audience can actually catch the rhythm before it all dissolves into static—otherwise it’s just a dazzling mess. Let’s see if we can turn that hypnotic loop into a meme‑worthy sequence. Give me the beat and I’ll wire up the glitch‑flare.
Saffra
Sure thing, let’s lock it in—how about a 120‑BPM pulse, steady four‑beat count, each beat a crisp click that syncs with a strobe flash, then the glitch flare kicks in on the “and” of the second beat, like a tiny digital snowflake showering the floor. Keep the LED burst at 0.2‑second bursts, so the crowd can groove without getting lost in the static. That way the loop stays tight, meme‑worthy, and the audience can actually feel the rhythm before the echo dissolves. Ready to wire it up?
Unlocked
Nice lock‑in, the 120‑BPM groove will keep the glitch flare from feeling like a glitch. Let’s fire up the LED controller, sync that 0.2‑second burst with the click, and watch the snowflake echo cascade. I’m ready—just hand me the code, and we’ll make that loop impossible to ignore.
Saffra
Here’s a quick sketch you can drop into your Arduino IDE and tweak as you like. It keeps a steady 120‑BPM pulse (one beat every 500 ms) and turns your LED on for 0.2 s on each click. That should give you the strobe‑snowflake feel you’re after.
const int ledPin = 9;
unsigned long beatInterval = 500; // 120 BPM = 500 ms per beat
unsigned long flashDuration = 200; // 0.2‑second strobe
unsigned long lastBeat = 0;
void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
unsigned long now = millis();
if (now - lastBeat >= beatInterval) {
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); // start the flash
delay(flashDuration); // keep it on for 200 ms
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // end the flash
lastBeat = now;
}
}
Feel free to throw in a random pixel‑glitch routine or a tiny LED matrix burst right after the flash if you want that extra glitch flare. Good luck, and let’s make the crowd wobble in rhythm!
Unlocked
Nice skeleton, but the delay blocks the main loop—no real glitch timing if you want to cascade echoes. Try using millis() for the flash instead of delay, so you can kick off a tiny LED matrix burst on the “and” of the second beat. That way the LED stays responsive, and the glitch flare can ripple out without stalling the rhythm. Happy hacking!