tranquility
Developer(s)	TQworld, LLC.
Publisher(s)	TQworld, LLC.
Distributor(s)
Designer(s)
Engine
Latest version	5.20
Release date(s)	1992, 2002
Genre(s)	Music Video
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)
Platform(s)	Mac OS, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows
Media	Download
System requirements
Input	Keyboard, Mouse

The correct title of this article is tranquility. The initial letter is capitalized due to technical restrictions.

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The game first appeared in 1991 as a demo included with Silicon Graphics computers. It resurfaced ten years later as a commercial game (written by the original author, Bill Romanowski). Silicon Graphics, Inc. ... Bill Romanowski (nicknamed Romo, full name William Thomas Romanowski, born April 2, 1966 in Vernon, Connecticut) is a former American football player. ...

tranquility defies genre classification -- it is an arrhythmic music game in which the player (an abstract viewpoint) floats in a sea of starlit geometric structures in order to pass through targets called spinners. Play is self-paced and self-directed; there are several commands to control game speed and difficulty, including an auto-pilot button.

Advancement through the game is done in groups of 7 and 21. There are 7 spinners per level, 7 levels per "rank", and 7 ranks in 21 "realms". Each rank and realm adds subtle complexity to the game play, making for a very long term experience. Getting all the way through the Tranquility levels can take upwards of 400 hours.

Some players feel that the game's design is based on transcendentalism or that it draws heavily from stock new age themes (probably because of it's use of ambient music). Other players have reported drug-like euphoria, vertigo, or disorientation during and after playing the game. Transcendentalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ... Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise. ...

In addition to normal play modes, tranquility includes a simple level editor and a jukebox mode for enjoying the game's randomly-generated soundtrack. Fitting with tranquility's non traditional approach, the cost of the game varies from month to month, but it's rumored that a gentle request to the support staff often results in a free lifetime account.

External links

• tranquility
• tranquility players forum