The sounding shell
Touch the shell and hear its resonance. Play it, then bring a sounding shell to your personal home.
PLACES TO WANDER
The Tidal Causeway
Follow the stepping stones into the horizon. Each stone holds a different sound.
PLAY THE OBJECTS
Something you can change.
The crossing waves
Send a wave toward the causeway. Play it, then bring a tide glass to your personal home.
The horizon lens
Turn the lens toward the horizon. Play it, then bring a horizon lens to your personal home.
THE SCIENCE
Standing waves
Fixed endpoints allow discrete modes. Increasing the mode number adds nodes. This is an ideal string model.
y(x,t) = A sin(nπx/L) cos(2πft)OpenStax · Standing waves and resonance ↗Inside the world, change the model controls and export its numerical simulation data. The research library separately presents published study results.
Play this experiment ↗Read the research library ↗The Flooded Library
Walk between worn bookshelves. Set a stone into the water and watch the rings reach the light.
Explore the place ↗Roots under a skylightThe Underground Garden
A garden grows under a broken roof. Plant a seed, ring a bell, and follow the water.
Explore the place ↗A roof open to the starsThe Night Observatory
Turn the brass lens, trace an orbit, and find a light that was hidden behind another.
Explore the place ↗Rain outside, warm light withinThe Rain Pavilion
Listen beneath a cedar roof. Redirect the drops and play a quiet rhythm against the water.
Explore the place ↗Stone that answers backThe Resonance Cave
A narrow passage opens into a quiet chamber. Pluck a string and let the cavern answer.
Explore the place ↗Wind through tall stemsThe Bamboo Grove
Walk through a shifting grove. Touch the hanging pieces and build a small chorus.
Explore the place ↗Light moving over a still floorThe Glass Atrium
A bright hall of arches, glass, and slow pendulums. Change the angles and watch the light move.
Explore the place ↗Your own score
Balance the instruments and record a performance. Music is generated on your device.
A personal home
Keep discoveries, arrange their positions, and export a backup of your collection.
Wander together
Invite one companion to play the objects and explore the same path.