During the user testing, some people felt confused at the beginning. They didn’t understand that the big number in the center was the real, live Bitcoin price updating from the internet. Some thought the sound was just random background music and didn’t realize their mouse movement was controlling the pitch and volume. They also didn’t know that the sound changing from smooth to rough was connected to market volatility. Overall, the project felt fun but needed clearer explanations about what the price, mouse controls, and sound changes actually represented. I think this experience clearly showed that without knowing its real market data, people enjoy it as a generative toy but miss the deeper meaning. Here is the video: