Asteria.jade (2024)

This is not a web app. This is a ritual .

Date: The Eleventh Hour of the Last Moon asteria.jade

.asteria-field background: radial-gradient(circle at center, #0a0a2a 0%, #000 100%); transition: opacity 2s ease-in-out; This is not a web app

.card--falling border-left: 4px solid #f5d742; backdrop-filter: blur(2px); animation: drift 12s linear infinite; It's a simple iteration, but in the context

The each star in starData loop is what broke me. It's a simple iteration, but in the context of the "Asteria" metaphor, it’s a cycle of life and death. Each star gets a card. Each star has a status (Dying, Stable, Nova). And each star has a button labeled

Keep falling, stardust.

There is a cruelty in that button, isn't there? You are asking the user to click the one thing that will accelerate entropy. You are asking them to participate in the beautiful, violent end.