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Slideshow: Game + Art = Musical Fish

The undersea world of interactive music in the Nintendo DS title is mesmerizing -- but not if you're looking for a traditional video game. By Chris Kohler.
The Nanocarp react to the sound of your voice forming different patterns to amuse you.
The "Nanocarp" react to the sound of your voice, forming different patterns to amuse you.Courtesy of Nintendo

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The four colored plankton of quotLuminariaquot move around the screen at different speeds creating different tones as...

The four colored plankton of "Luminaria" move around the screen at different speeds, creating different tones as they do. Adjust the arrows to change their path and melody.

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Spinning the "Lumiloop" plankton with your stylus causes them to emit entrancing patterns of light and sound.

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While playing "Hanenbow," adjust the angle of the leaves on the water plant so that the school of flying fish bounce from leaf to leaf, creating a series of sounds.

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The "Marine-Snow" plankton are arranged on the water according to the notes they play, but zoom around when you start to touch them.

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quotBeatnesquot starts you with a beat pulled from a vintage 80's Nintendo game then challenges you to lay your own...

"Beatnes" starts you with a beat pulled from a vintage 80's Nintendo game, then challenges you to lay your own melody over it.

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In quotSunAnimalculequot plankton that you place on the screen evolve grow and die in the span of minutes.

In "Sun-Animalcule", plankton that you place on the screen evolve, grow and die in the span of minutes.

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quotVolvoicequot lets you record a snippet of vocal sound then alter it in a variety of wacky ways.

"Volvoice" lets you record a snippet of vocal sound, then alter it in a variety of wacky ways.

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