The Phylogenetic Composer is an interface between the Open Tree of Life and Wikipedia, created primarily with three.js and the Web Audio API. The Open Tree of Life provides a comprehensive database of every known species on our planet, and their evolutionary relationships. Circles in the Phylogenetic Composer represent individual taxa.
By clicking on the circles presented in the interface, descendant taxa and species are revealed. As the tree is explored, its branches and leaves will generate musical structures, using the textual data of each node. If you're interested in the specific implementation of this algorithm, or simply want to learn more about this project, please visit the project's GitHub page.
