Chess-Composer

Chess-Composer

Project: Chess-Composer
Tech: Vue.js, Chess.js, Tone.js, PWA
Task: technical concept and implementation
Link: chess-composer.com

Description:
What does a chess game sound like? This deep question lead to this experimental application, which converts PGN chess notation into musical notation, creating sounds live via real-time software synthesis and sequencing. It applies music theory concepts (which needs more elaboration).

The Progressive-Web-App (PWA) runs completely offline and is installable on mobile devices. Current status is early alpha, more like a prototype. It only runs in modern browsers which support Web Audio API. Please don’t run any other audio/video content in your browser(-tabs). If you notice sound distortions reload the page.