For the second sketch the Machine vs. Nature project series, my main inspiration was electricity! After seeing an example in class about how to create noise within a line, it sparked some great ideas on how to create an interactive Van der Graaf generator. The user can control the “power level” of the machine by using the up and down arrow keys. As the power level rises, random sparks of electricity in the background become more frequent. In addition, more lines of electricity form at power levels 5 and 10. Finally, the thickness of the electricity changes along with the color the more powerful the machine gets. Check out the machine below!