A unique generated maze to share with your Valentine
An experiment with maze generation, started off in Rust, then ported to js to make it a web-app. The algorithm, code and setup aims to make it simple - and as always, simple turned out hard ;). The "about" dialog has some more information on choices made, tech used, inspiration and backgrounds. Most important, for a tech crowd, I guess is: - it uses p5.js - I generally prefer just vanilla js and canvas for my generative art projects, but here I wanted to focus on the outcome, not the tooling. - uses seedrandom with the name of you and your valentine as seed. So a unique, but reproducible…
A unique generated maze to share with your Valentine launched on February 10, 2025 with 100 votes, #384 of 5,999 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
This web application generates unique, shareable mazes based on two names entered by users. Built with p5.js and seedrandom, it creates reproducible mazes where the layout, colors, and design are determined by the couple's names as a seed. Originally developed in Rust and ported to JavaScript, the tool emphasizes simplicity in its algorithm and setup. It offers browser features like sharing, copying, and downloading the generated maze designs, making it a creative gift tool for Valentine's Day.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Create and share a unique maze for you and your love
Lost in Love is a project by Bèr Kessels to create and share a unique maze for you and your love. The maze is generated based on the names you provide. The maze is unique to you and your love, and can be shared with a unique URL. Lost in Love is an art project. It is so called generative art : I write the software, and the software creates art autonomously. A nice introduction into generative art is this talk by Tim Holman . In a gallery in London, I came across gorgeous screenprints by Ricky Byrne . I loved their use of color and hand-produced feel. Attention for color, layout, tension. So I started experimenting with maze generation algorithms in Rust, with Nannou. In the process, I…from love.berk.es
In the maker’s words, at launch
An experiment with maze generation, started off in Rust, then ported to js to make it a web-app. The algorithm, code and setup aims to make it simple - and as always, simple turned out hard ;). The "about" dialog has some more information on choices made, tech used, inspiration and backgrounds. Most important, for a…
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