How the artwork works
A look at the browser-based particle system behind the artwork, including movement, size, colour, interaction and recovery.
Notes
A collection of notes about the systems, decisions, experiments and small technical details behind Just Skedaddling.
The serenity system
How the artwork changes when it is left alone, and why calmness is treated as a state the system gradually returns to.
Designing the interaction
Why the interaction is deliberately simple, what disturbance does to the field, and why there are no conventional controls.
Keeping a particle artwork light
Notes on animation performance, device pixel ratio, viewport changes, visibility, and keeping a generative artwork responsive.
Why make a website that does almost nothing?
A short explanation of the idea behind Just Skedaddling and the decision to make a website whose purpose is not productivity.