Collab Freewall App

Beta v0.1 is currently live at free-wall.herokuapp.com alas, no longer

Inspired by the work of Basquiat, Haring, cornbread, Banksy, and EarSnot, as well as the algorithm created for dynaDraw.
This App is designed as a communal wall / message-board, similar to other apps online, but with artistically useful dynamics.
Refreshing the page will wipe any marks on the screen, grounding the app in the same impermanence as unsanctioned public art.

The mouse is used to draw with a fluid, paint-like stroke, allowing users to modify the line thickness with speed, employing techniques similar to dynaDraw to smooth, and interpolate the brush positions.

Features:

• low latency to enable handwriting

• instant collaboration - users simply open a link

• bezier-like smoothing with an adaptation of dynaDraw algorithm

Tech stack:

• node.js server

• p5.js front-end

• websockets for low-latency collaboration

• deployed via docker and heroku