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[ EXP-005 / PLAYGROUND MODE ]

Iris Reveal / Playground

Open a circular aperture from the center of the scene.

TransitionsReactWeb APIsCSSclick
EXP-005 / LIVE PREVIEW
Tower scene revealed by the transitionSTATIC / REDUCED MOTION
REDUCED MOTION / STATIC RESULT

Reduced motion is enabled. This preview displays the stable result without zoom, displacement or scrambling.

01 / Overview

Open a circular aperture from the center of the scene. An independent interaction study built for the Resources archive.

02 / How it works

Animate a circular clip-path from zero to a radius that covers the stage.

03 / Implementation

Actual React demo source. Import this component with the archive stylesheet and pass variant (irisReveal), values, playing, replay and reduced props. The image demos use /images/resources-bg.png.

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04 / Parameters

ParameterTypeRangeDefault
DurationNumber0.4–3s1.2s

05 / Usage & accessibility

Start manually with Play. Pause freezes the timeline; Replay restarts it. Reduced motion shows the finished composition. Loaders demonstrate indeterminate waiting.

Requires a current browser with Web Animations, requestAnimationFrame and Pointer Events. Background imagery is decorative; essential labels remain in the document. The magnetic target supports tap and keyboard activation.

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