Show HN: 288 Analog Clocks Give Digital Time
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Show HN: 288 Analog Clocks Give Digital Time
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Re: Show HN: 288 Analog Clocks Give Digital Time
#2Are the "analog" clocks actually analog? Seems like they just transition between discrete states based on the current (digital) time.
Still, mesmerizing visualization.
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#3Nice trick, you're only using six hours to show the time: four corners, horizontal and vertical. The rest is just random movement to make it look like a complex machine.
Kudos.
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#4I'd love to see a version of this that didn't go through a "random" phase every few seconds. I'd love to see the actual transitions between the times. I think it would be more subtle, but more elegant. (You might be able to add seconds display to the clock if you wanted it to be more active.)
Re: Show HN: 288 Analog Clocks Give Digital Time
#5Are the "analog" clocks actually analog? Seems like they just transition between discrete states based on the current (digital) time. Still, mesmerizing visualization.
Agree. I was initially expecting the "analog" clocks to show the time and he arranged in a way that they formed the digital time. I do think it's cool to look at though
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#6I have seen a few real ones in design exhibitions [0]. I like this concept.
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#7I have seen a few real ones in design exhibitions [0]. I like this concept. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbulAxkeMbo
Here's a prettier one, very close to the digital version:
Re: Show HN: 288 Analog Clocks Give Digital Time
#8Here is a similar effect, just with physical clocks, and a larger number of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdaKTnqotbE
Re: Show HN: 288 Analog Clocks Give Digital Time
#9I'd love to see a version of this that didn't go through a "random" phase every few seconds. I'd love to see the actual transitions between the times. I think it would be more subtle, but more elegant. (You might be able to add seconds display to the clock if you wanted it to be more active.)
I was indeed afraid that it would look too static without using "random" phases. Using seconds would be great (I could try to make them look smaller too).
Looking at my source of inspiration (http://www.humanssince1982.com/a-million-times/) you can see that the random phases are way prettier than mine. But it would make the code uglier with a lot of "setTimeout"s, and I wanted to keep it clean.
Re: Show HN: 288 Analog Clocks Give Digital Time
#10Are the "analog" clocks actually analog? Seems like they just transition between discrete states based on the current (digital) time. Still, mesmerizing visualization.
I think that counts as analog, because the hands of the clocks are a continously variable indication. Even if they move in increments of 90 degrees, what's happening in the clock involves measurement, not just counting. That makes it at least partly analog.