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word random walk

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11wheel
Last edited Aug 21, 2016
Created on Jul 11, 2016

The visualization displays a grid of small points that drift randomly across a dark canvas, forming a continuously evolving network of connected lines. It first renders the word “words” as a rasterized text mask using Canvas `getImageData` to identify which grid points lie inside the letters, then animates those active points with a random-walk motion. The animation, driven by `d3.timer`, updates each point’s position with slight random jitters, while drawing connections between neighboring points when they are within a Manhattan-distance threshold. Mouse movement repels nearby points, and clicking flips the entire grid horizontally or vertically, showcasing real-time interaction with the underlying point system.

AI-generated description

More fun with words.

Text rasterization from Andrew Mollica. Idea of drawing links between points on a random walk from Mike Bostock.

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