Musical series

There are several wonderful ways to visualize and represent numbers, but one that interesed me the most is doing it through music. Since there are no simple and widely available tools to transform arbitrary numbers into music, I decided to make my own. The most popular musical scales are the major and the minor scales, each with 7 unique notes. One can simply translate a number to a musical scale, by playing the first note for number 0, the second note for number 1 and so on....

August 18, 2020 · 1 min · 181 words

Neural networks with genetic algorithms

Neural networks are a popular and powerful tool in machine learning techniques. These networks can be used, implemented and designed in various ways, so that they best fit the problem they are trying to solve. At its most basic form, the neural network is represented by a connected set of nodes. Every connected is assigned a weight, that changes the information that travels between connected nodes. The performance of these networks can differ greatly depending on how we adjust these weights....

August 18, 2019 · 1 min · 180 words

Game Jams

Games that are created in a short amount of time on a specific theme. Games jams are a fun way to do quick and interesting group projects. Although you can always compete in them alone, it’s always more enjoyable with your friends or even strangers. One of the most popular game jams is the Ludum Dare, where I participate with my friends whenever I get a chance. All of our Ludum Dare submissions can be viewed on my profile page....

August 18, 2018 · 1 min · 100 words