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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.

Chaos & Dynamics2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
2d-origami-crane-flock-dynamics ↗ Open standalone

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.

⚙ Under the hood

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.

flockingV-formationbird flightwing-flap phaseclosed-loop path

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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