# aagentah/nw_wrld

nw_wrld is an event-driven sequencer for triggering visuals using web technologies. It enables users to scale up audiovisual compositions for prototyping, demos, exhibitions, and live performances. Users code their own visual modules, then orchestrate them using the project's native UI composer.

Repository: https://github.com/aagentah/nw_wrld
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nw_wrld
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-21T23:47:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 74, longevity 17
- inputs: {"age_days": 245, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 92.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2089, forks 190 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:11.585513+00:00)

## What it is
nw_wrld is an event-driven sequencer application for triggering visuals built with web technologies, packaged as an Electron desktop app. Users write custom visual modules in JavaScript (p5.js, Three.js, D3, or vanilla) and orchestrate them via a built-in 16-step sequencer or external MIDI, OSC, audio capture, and file inputs.

## Use cases
- trigger visuals from a MIDI controller during a live performance
- build a 16-step sequencer composition of audiovisual scenes
- prototype interactive visuals with p5.js or Three.js modules
- react visuals to microphone or loopback audio thresholds
- set up an exhibition installation driven by OSC signals
- sync visuals with Ableton or strudel via external inputs

## When to choose
- you want a code-first VJ tool using web tech like p5.js or Three.js
- you need MIDI, OSC, or audio-reactive triggering of custom visuals
- you want portable, self-contained visual projects with hot reloading
- you perform or exhibit audiovisual works on macOS, Windows, or Linux

## When to avoid
- you need a stable, non-breaking tool for production-critical work (it is in beta with frequent breaking changes)
- you want a no-code visual editor without writing JavaScript
- you need built-in audio sampling and FX, which are still on the roadmap
- you require cloud/ML-based trigger sources or serial hardware input, which are not yet implemented

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: animation, audio-processing, gui, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: media, graphics, web-development, entertainment
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: audiovisual, sequencer, live-performance, midi, osc, visual-modules, creative-coding, vjing, p5js, threejs, audio, desktop, electron, macos, linux, javascript

## Member repositories
- aagentah/nw_wrld (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.585513+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:55:37.940253+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aagentah/nw_wrld (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.585513+00:00, sha 6c1024ed992f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.