Experiments

interaction study

Red afterimage

One mechanic, four takes. Point at the links and the words in each row.

One mechanic, four treatments - the cursor afterimage grammar applied to hovered type: lag, burst, directional, glitch.

ALag trailTwo red ghosts hang behind the word, staggered, the whole time you hover.

Point at the words and the red lags behind

BBurst decayA one-shot puff of ghosts spawns on entry and fades out. Closest to the cursor.

Point at the words and the red lags behind

CDirectionalGhosts trail toward the edge you entered from, like the word just dashed into place.

Point at the words and the red lags behind

DGlitchRed echoes split to opposite corners and shudder for a beat, a vibration frame.

Point at the words and the red lags behind