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Creative coding

Nov 7, 2025by Christine Meiler
Interactive code can be more than just logic, it can be art. On this site, you’ll find playful experiments where particles flow, circles pulse, and geometric patterns shift in real time. Each piece reacts to your movements, turning simple lines of code into dynamic, living visuals.

What is creative coding?

Creative coding is the art of using code to create something expressive, interactive, or visually compelling. Unlike traditional programming, which focuses on solving practical problems, creative coding emphasizes exploration, play, and experimentation. Artists, designers, and technologists use it to generate animations, interactive websites, generative art, and even full installations. At its heart, creative coding is where technology meets creativity, turning lines of code into living, responsive experiences.

Interactive experiments on this site

On this website, I’ve been experimenting with a few different interactive visual experiments. Each one demonstrates how code can react to user input in real time. For example, one experiment features particles that flow and respond to the mouse, creating a dynamic and organic field of movement. Another explores circular pulses that radiate from the cursor, evoking waves of energy, while a third experiment builds connections between points to form shifting geometric patterns. These interactive pieces are not just visually engaging, they also highlight how small lines of code can produce complex, emergent behavior.

The flexibility of creative coding

Creative coding is incredibly flexible. It can be as minimal as a single moving particle or as complex as a full generative art installation. By sharing these experiments, I hope to inspire others to see code not only as a tool for utility but also as a medium for artistic expression. Each experiment on this site is a playground for curiosity, offering a hands-on way to explore the intersection of mathematics, logic, and aesthetics.

Try it yourself

If you’re curious to try your own experiments, or want to learn more about the ideas behind them, you can explore the different sections of this website. From interactive particle systems to generative geometry, every experiment is an invitation to play with code and see creativity come alive in real time. Discover my creative coding experiment

Dots following mouse

Particles respond to your mouse movement, leaving trails and interacting dynamically.

Pulsing circles

Click or hover to see expanding pulses that fade over time.

Moving triangles

Points move and connect dynamically, forming evolving triangles across the screen.

Particle swarm

Particles follow a moving target that tracks your mouse with soft trails.

Glitchy landscape

Hover over the image to trigger glitch effects with ghosting trails around your cursor.