Electroplankton was created by Japanese media artist Toshio Iwai. It is best described as an interactive musical media and should be reviewed with the clear knowledge that it isn't a game. There are no goals to complete and no game overs to frown upon. In my opinion, it can be considered a work of art. By playing Electroplankton, users can create their own melodies. The term "play music" gets a new undertone by that.
This interactive musical media is made up of ten tracks (or mini-games as gaming presses call them) where you are to manipulate the planktons with your stylus, which in return will create music for your pleasure. It is a musical instrument of art. And like all musical instruments your ability to manipulate the instruments will either reward or dishearten you. However, unlike any old musical instruments, Electroplankton automatically rewards you with the sight of up most beauty of post-modernism abstract art. He deserves all the fame he got from this project: it’s great seeing interactive art getting this kind of wide release.
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