Streams of Conscious
The Word Stream - www.markfrancombe.com
Setup
Enter your text in the input field - words will be split and displayed with rapid flickering between
black and white.
Controls
- Speed dropdown - Controls flicker rate (default 0.05s = very fast)
- Cycle Speed dropdown - Controls how fast words change (when you have more words
than lines)
- Press 0 - Start/Stop the stream
- Enter - Toggle fullscreen (hides controls)
Line Control (while playing)
- Press 2 - Decrease number of lines (min 1)
- Press 3 - Increase number of lines (max 5)
Visual Effects (while playing)
- Press 1 - Reset to default (clean black & white, consistent fonts and sizing)
- Press 4 - Toggle random fonts per line
- Press 5 - Toggle random sizes per line
- Press 6 - Toggle zoom mode (lines grow/shrink progressively)
- Press 7 - Toggle random colors (text or background)
- Press 8 - Toggle CHAOS MODE (all effects at once!)
- Press 9 - Cycle letter reduction (full words → 3 letters → 2 letters → 1 letter)
Tips
Try combining effects! Zoom mode + random fonts creates dynamic motion. Single line + 1 letter mode
creates giant flickering characters. Experiment!