soundquake

[soundquake.d-bow.com]

a webGL audio/visual piece created at ArtHackWeekendSF to represent data sets
in both a literal and abstract way.  the current data set is bay area earthquakes
since 1973.  the piece cycles through the data, representing each earthquake as a
geolocated elevation on the map that spreads outward. it also uses the web audio api
to play a banjo note based on the magnitude of the quake. the end result is a
meditative experience, abstracted from the source data set.

Currently being adapted for installation at the creator's project in SF:
http://thecreatorsproject.com/events/the-creators-project-san-francisco-2012

Other info:
http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/arthackweekendsf
http://www.gaffta.org/2012/03/04/soundquake/

required installation:

nodejs --- https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation
 ( npm --- http://npmjs.org/ )

to run:
cd server/
npm install
  (edit server/routes/credentials.js to add your Fusion Tables API key)
node app.js // Express server listening on port 3000 in development mode