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This stub-page is a list of ideas for Project M's next-generation visualizer. Every-one with a Git Hub account is able and welcome to edit it!

For now, this page will be used to collect and organize pre-liminar ideas instead of pull-requests or proof-of-concept code.

Technical discussion

While highly successful on its own merits, Project M has not seen wide-spread adoption as an embedded visualizer in music-players (even open-source ones to which anyone could contribute the integration). Clementine and Straw Berry are two players that have struggled to maintain support for Project M [1] [2]. The stand-alone Steam version is very out-dated [3]. A next-generation Project M should strive to excel where the current project has failed, as integration with popular audio players is the best way to promote the world-class work of any Project M's developers and visualization-artists.
Interactive elements would be an interesting novel feature not seen previously in Project M or Milk Drop. With Java Script, Python and Lua being ubiquitously used as integrated scripting languages, the possibility of turning Project M as a base for creative developers to work from could be an interesting feature to consider. The possibilities range anywhere from live-interactions; mini-games; streaming; to art-exhibits...
Project M is currently written in C++. Rust is the world's most-admired language today [4] and its creator described it as a C++ alternative [5]. As such, it seems that any next-generation of an older C++ project should include a due-diligence discussion and analysis of Rust as its potential new language. Since Rust is both a high-quality and an extremely popular language, it could also help in attracting more programmers to collaborate with development.