December 2023 Summaries

Cursor Party is a new tool that allows website creators to add multiplayer cursors and chat functionality to their sites with just one line of code. The project aims to make websites feel more alive by enabling users to interact with each other through cursor movement and chat messages. Instructions for setting up Cursor Party are provided, along with ideas for customizing the code to suit individual needs. The tool is available on GitHub, where users can also join a Discord server for further discussion and support.

The text discusses a drum sequencer available at partycore, which features three tracks that can be turned on or off by tapping steps. Users can adjust the loop length by dragging slides at either end of a track to create polyrhythms. The code for this sequencer is open-source and can be found on GitHub under sketch-sequencer. It is built using PartyKit with the Remix template, and data sync between the app and server is achieved through Yjs using y-partykit. The client side contains high-level functionality in a hook called useSequencer for editing steps and loop ranges. Samples scheduling is done independently on each browser using Tone.js from the Web Audio framework. Additionally, the text mentions a new website design by Mark Hurrell of ThinkM Studio, which led to the creation of this drum sequencer.