Origami Crane Flock: V-Formation Flight (2D)
2D top-down companion to the 3D Origami Crane Flock: a leader crane traces a closed flight loop while the rest of the flock slots into a V-formation rotated to its heading, each bird's wings flapping on its own phase-offset sine wave.
This 2D companion drives the same V-formation logic as the 3D Origami Crane Flock, viewed from above: a leader crane follows a closed flight loop, the rest of the flock computes a lateral/forward offset from that leader's heading exactly as the 3D version does with its right/up/forward basis, and each bird's wings flap on a per-bird phase-offset sine wave so the flock reads as a living formation rather than a synchronized animation. The Reform button snaps every crane straight onto its formation slot, useful for seeing the V-shape clearly before it eases back into a smooth follow.
2D top-down flocking lab: a leader crane traces a closed loop, the flock slots into a V-formation rotated to the leader's heading, and each bird's wings flap on its own phase-offset sine wave.
2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install