Elliptical Pinwheel Animation for C# Console

Pinwheel.cs

Console.CursorVisible = false;
Console.Clear();

// Get console dimensions
int width = Console.WindowWidth;
int height = Console.WindowHeight;

// Center point of the pinwheel
int centerX = width / 2;
int centerY = height / 2;

// Characters to use for the pinwheel effect
char[] pinwheelChars = new char[] { '│', '/', '─', '\\' };
ConsoleColor[] colors = new ConsoleColor[] 
{ 
    ConsoleColor.Red, ConsoleColor.Yellow, ConsoleColor.Green, 
    ConsoleColor.Cyan, ConsoleColor.Blue, ConsoleColor.Magenta 
};

int frame = 0;
int maxRadiusY = centerY - 1;
int maxRadiusX = Math.Min(centerX * 2, width - 2);

while (!Console.KeyAvailable)
{
    Console.Clear();
    
    // Draw the pinwheel
    for (int radius = 1; radius <= maxRadiusY; radius++)
    {
        for (int angle = 0; angle < 360; angle += 15)
        {
            double radians = angle * Math.PI / 180;
            // Make x calculations twice as wide
            int x = centerX + (int)((radius * 2) * Math.Cos(radians));
            int y = centerY + (int)(radius * Math.Sin(radians));
            
            // Skip if outside console bounds
            if (x < 0 || x >= width || y < 0 || y >= height)
                continue;
            
            // Determine character and color based on angle and animation frame
            int charIndex = (angle / 90 + frame) % pinwheelChars.Length;
            int colorIndex = (radius + frame) % colors.Length;
            
            Console.SetCursorPosition(x, y);
            Console.ForegroundColor = colors[colorIndex];
            Console.Write(pinwheelChars[charIndex]);
        }
    }
    
    Thread.Sleep(100);
    frame = (frame + 1) % 4;
}

// Reset console state
Console.ResetColor();
Console.Clear();
Console.CursorVisible = true;

pinwheel.mov