Feb-May 2020
Bug Beats is a music toy for Mac. Part instrument, part puppet, part cartoon, it stars a dancing spider who responds to the beats you play. It should work with any USB keyboard or drum pad that can handle MIDI.
Made for macOS 10.15+.
Requires a USB MIDI keyboard or drum pad.
Bug Beats
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How it all started
The project was inspired by how some spiders perform dancing and drumming rituals to attract mates. More broadly, it’s an experiment in alternative game controllers, and what happens when we blend toys and tools.
Blending Toys & Tools
Good things happen when we make tools for kids to create media, not just consume it. These tools are often just as sophisticated (if not more) than ‘grown-up’ versions, and if we look closely at how kids use them, we can catch glimpses of the future.
Made for macOS 10.15+.
Requires a USB MIDI keyboard or drum pad.
Bug Beats
Email download link to
Play As Research
As the saying goes, play is the highest form of research. We do small studio projects for fun, and to explore ideas and approaches that feed into our client work. If you’d like to play with Extraordinary Facility, get in touch.