WebSonify: Ambient aural display of real-time data
summary
A browser app connects the site’s live user counts via the Google Analytics real-time API to the Web Audio API and generates a procedurally composed ambient “song.” Visitor totals map into three instrument groups and are scheduled using a binary encoding schedule (e.g., 92 → 64+16+8+4) so the right number of notes play each minute. The implementation uses <1KB per minute after samples load, runs client‑side, and successfully alerts the builder to real traffic spikes.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 0:39Google Analytics
- 1:57Current State of the Project
- 5:03Scheduling Algorithm
- 7:15Binary Encoding
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