Title: Desert Opera Loader — Act I
Prompt: A theatrical desert opera house at dusk where page loading becomes the overture. A blazing sun sinks over layered dunes while a caravan crosses, and a velvet curtain lifts only when the ensemble is tuned. Design a loader panel styled as an opera libretto with staged aria progress.
Design: Split-stage composition with a warm illustrated dune scene on the left (sun, layered dunes, walking caravan silhouettes, lifting curtain slats) and a dark libretto panel on the right with staged progress bar, aria checklist, and overture controls in terracotta, gold, and espresso tones with serif display type.
Visual techniques:
- Layered radial and linear gradients for sun glow and dune strata
- CSS keyframe caravan march and sun pulse animation
- Curtain slat reveal with staggered scaleY transitions
- Striped deterministic progress bar with aria checklist states
- Responsive split-to-stacked layout with serif/sans type pairing
Interaction model: User presses Begin Overture to advance staged loading progress with random increments; each threshold activates an aria row and updates the status label. Clicking an aria jumps to it, Skip finishes instantly, Reset returns to standby and lowers the curtain.