Chthugha.

Chthugha
Chthugha's (kuh-THOO-guh) main claim to fame is its frequent use at raves, where it's projected on a big screen so its dancing shapes can be seen, at least by participants who are still conscious. The basic program is DOS (there is a small Windows version). It is clumsy, clunky, and frustrating, but when it works, it's likely to leave your doors of perception ajar.  Besides, it's free. You'll find it at  www.torps.com/Chthugha.

Chroma-Zone.

Chroma-Zone
Steve Gibson's Chroma-Zone for Windows is showing its age but will afford hours of visual play. It's a screensaver using a combination of geometric shapes and backgrounds in many clever ways that put you in mind of other dimensions. $20 at www.grc.com/chroma.htm.

Geiss Rings.

Geiss Rings
Another freebie, Geiss Rings'll set your monitor jumping in time to your speakers. Limited pattern availability and configurability. But what's there is good. www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~geiss/geiss.html.

Wind Chimes
Not eye candy, but EAR candy, Wind Chimes is a well-designed little program that makes delightful random use of your sound card. You can start simple, with settings that sound just like various kinds of wind chimes (metal, wood, glass). The easy-to-use interface then allows you to get into all sorts of other soothing background sounds configuration. Truly, aural hedonism. $20 from the same people who gave us Kaleidoscope: www.syntrillium.com.

Sources
The best single site for keeping up with eye candy developments is TOUECCANS at: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/5843/tcanim.html

Web Ring
Or you can explore the Eye Candy Web Ring:
www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=eyecandy;index

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