Have you ever played Guitar Hero or Dance Dance Revolution? They’re fun video games that use a never-ending scroll with multiple “lanes” that, when struck at the right time, play different notes—whether you hit those with your fingers on a toy guitar or your feet on a floor pad depends on the game. What you’re looking at here is the same concept, but with a major highway as the scroll and real-life cars as the instruments. Does that make any sense? The creative mind behind “The 101 Plays Itself” is music producer Jay Judah, and his website uses public-access Caltrans traffic cameras on U.S. Highway 101 in Los Angeles, or,…
Genius: Guy Turns Highway Traffic Cam Into a Musical Synth, and It’s Strangely Beautiful
