isotope2: Spirograph on crack - Today's Time Waster

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isotope2: Spirograph on crack - Today's Time Waster

by Jordan Running Jan 26th 2007

Sometimes the best time-wasters aren't games at all. Case in point: isotope2. It's an engrossing Flash toy by Martin Jonasson that draws fun mathemagical patterns. You start out with a blank canvas and a mechanical arm. You can add segments to the arm (by clicking on the plus and minus buttons) and then adjust the speed and direction at which each joint rotates (by clicking on the joint and dragging up or down). With the right combinations, you can generate some very cool and very pretty patterns. You can zoom in and out and control the speed (higher speeds make for more angular lines), and you can also copy the "formula" for your pattern to share with your friends. Simple, but totally addictive.

Tags: flash, fun, isotope, martin jonasson, MartinJonasson, timewaster

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Deran Decker said 10:24PM on 1-26-2007

use this setting "-1:60:-2.5:50:2:50" -- it's peter from family guy, with an afro.

Sthomas said 8:27PM on 1-27-2007

broken link

Nk42 said 12:13AM on 1-28-2007

Download it here.

http://www.experimentalgameplay.com/game.php?g=278

Brewmaster said 12:26PM on 6-12-2007

I think they got too much traffic, I'm getting 403 Forbidden errors.

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