animated data visualization, or ambient data art

August 17, 2015 2:26 PM

"Goals representing all 2012 NHL Stanley Cup playoff teams are arranged in a circle, with Western Conference teams on the left, and Eastern Conference teams on the right. Higher-seeded teams are at the top of the circle. The goals tally cumulative scoring for each team (rather than goals against). When a puck crosses the goal line, a musical note plays." Stanley Cup Summed Up, by Bård Edlund.
posted by everybody had matching towels (13 comments total)

MeFi's Own^TM!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 2:33 PM on August 17, 2015 [1 favorite]

Wow! This was really fascinating. Thanks for sharing!
posted by jillithd at 2:43 PM on August 17, 2015

Musical representation of the Maple Leafs playoffs participation in the last decade.
posted by Kabanos at 2:45 PM on August 17, 2015 [6 favorites]

I fully expect to hear this out on the deep playa in 2 weeks. Please don't disappoint me.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 3:14 PM on August 17, 2015

I am assuming there is a sound representing THUNDEROUS BOOING OF GARY BETTMAN at the end of each season.

For realism.
posted by delfin at 3:36 PM on August 17, 2015 [4 favorites]

Oh man, I totally had a similar idea to do this last year before the season began (except just for the Shark's 2013/2014 regular season, and with the different pitches assigned to different players. I wanted linemates to share a chord, so for example the top line of Thornton, Pavelski, Hertl would be assigned C, E, G.

Of course I'm sad that my procrastination resulted in Thornton not getting the C...
posted by TwoWordReview at 3:53 PM on August 17, 2015 [1 favorite]

This is great, thanks! I always love to see data visualisation / art projects.
posted by metaBugs at 3:57 PM on August 17, 2015

this mix of nerd-math and sports and animation is exactly to my tastes.
posted by dogwalker at 5:14 PM on August 17, 2015

Musical representation of the Maple Leafs playoffs participation in the last decade.

Ladies and gentleman, your St. Louis Blues!
posted by eriko at 5:14 PM on August 17, 2015

I am assuming there is a sound representing THUNDEROUS BOOING OF GARY BETTMAN at the end of each season.

Perhaps.
posted by eriko at 5:21 PM on August 17, 2015

That was pretty great (and that year's Flyers-Penguins series remains a marvel). However, I can't help but feel like it could have used a loud fart noise for every time Raffi Torres attempted to decapitate a great and noble Slovak and got his dumb ass suspended for 25 games.
posted by Copronymus at 7:21 PM on August 17, 2015 [1 favorite]

and that year's Flyers-Penguins series remains a marvel

Right? I love how it's represented here. A friend and I were sharing a lot of Danny Briere highlights in light of his retirement and he was a big factor in that series. Not only were 8 of those goals scored by him, he was also the inadvertent cause of Peter Laviolette getting up on the boards and trying to fight Dan Bylsma!
posted by everybody had matching towels at 7:19 AM on August 18, 2015 [1 favorite]

Also: the Buffalo Sabres' playoff efforts! Or really, hockey efforts in general.
posted by everybody had matching towels at 7:20 AM on August 18, 2015