Title: Arctic Aurora Lab — Ionospheric Current
Creative prompt: A Svalbard night laboratory where solar wind ignites oxygen-green curtains above black ridges. The Kp storm scale swells arcs into rays while sounding rockets pierce the glow to sample field strength. A magnetometer probe follows the visitor's cursor like a real instrument.
Design description: Deep-navy instrument panel with a large canvas sky beside a control column of storm dials, emission swatches, and nano-Tesla readouts; monospace telemetry overlays sit directly on the sky with a four-cell research station below.
Visual techniques:
- Multi-curtain sine aurora with gradient strokes and additive cores
- Starfield with twinkle tied to clarity slider and trail persistence toggle
- Kp-driven amplitude, alpha, and curtain-count scaling plus CME surge
- Click-launched sounding rockets with fading trails and peak sampling
- Cursor magnetometer ring with live deflection readout
Interaction model: Kp, speed, and star sliders reshape the storm live; palette swatches and chemistry tabs switch emission colors; sky clicks launch rockets, cursor moves drive the probe, and surge/trail buttons trigger events.