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By Geeks out of the Box April 29, 2020

Sound Wave Simulation

Simon created a string simulation or a simulation of a traveling wave, something he used to experiment with using a slinky. Pressing the F key flattens the wave, the T … Continue reading Sound Wave Simulation

By Geeks out of the Box December 3, 2018December 4, 2018

Fundamental Frequency

We were reading “17 Equations that Changed the World” late last night, the chapter about the wave equation. Simon got all excited about timbres (shapes of sound waves), that are … Continue reading Fundamental Frequency

By Geeks out of the Box September 12, 2018September 13, 2018

Physics Experiments: Standing wave

“It’s so mesmerising!” Simon explains what a standing wave is and the nodes in a wave, using a Slinky. Standing waves can be polarised in any direction (horizontally, vertically or … Continue reading Physics Experiments: Standing wave

By Geeks out of the Box August 9, 2017

Sound Wave Maths in Processing

Simon has created animations visualizing sound waves (Triangle, Sawtooth, Square and Sine waves) in Processing (Java), using wave functions. These are the functions he used for the Sawtooth, Square and … Continue reading Sound Wave Maths in Processing

By Geeks out of the Box July 21, 2017

The Sea Game. Simon’s First Own Game.

Simon created his very first video game completely on his own. Everything in this game he came up with by himself – from the original idea and design to the … Continue reading The Sea Game. Simon’s First Own Game.