Tweet Migration

A WebGL visualization of global Twitter activity

Running

1. Create a config.json file as described below, then run the following commands:

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Start the server

   node server.js

Configuration

A config.json must be provided in the root of the project.

Required configuration parameters

consumer_key (String)

Your Twitter consumer key.

consumer_secret (String)

Your Twitter consumer secret.

access_token_secret (String)

Your Twitter access token secret.

Optional configuration parameters

debug (Boolean) = false

Show debug information. Logs every tweet to the console.

port (Number) = 3000

The port to run the server on. Overridden by the PORT environment variable.

Sample config.json

{
    "consumer_key": "fsq4YbjfXuQWJRs01XatGR",
    "consumer_secret": "lzXoLOGzxGYeItJ327BGSLcNmZcmPft62x0tHuZYmad",
    "access_token_key": "35870660-0250Io0UYm5NHG6QgM7bq7h9aChvA30FIBYV0j1q,",
    "access_token_secret": "RFabG3sgMgg9DlwoWRZrQRIizQZultYvo2Ek9C0Xp",
    "debug": false,
    "port": 8080
}

Credits

• Concept, globe, and initial code by Aysegul Yonet
• Heatmap and streaming server by Larry Davis
• Earth textures by James Hastings-Trew

Technology

• three.js: 3D library
• Socket.IO: Client and server for WebSockets
• webgl-heatmap: Heatmap drawn with WebGL shaders
• node-twitter: Twitter library for Node.js

License

BSD license, Copyright © 2013 Aysegul Yonet