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[ EXP-010 / PLAYGROUND MODE ]

Spotlight Hover / Playground

Track a pool of light across a dark card.

HoverReactWeb APIsCSSpointertouchkeyboard
EXP-010 / LIVE PREVIEW
STATIC / REDUCED MOTION
REDUCED MOTION / STATIC RESULT

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

01 / Overview

Track a pool of light across a dark card. An independent interaction study built for the Resources archive.

02 / How it works

Place a radial gradient at the local pointer coordinates without changing the card geometry.

03 / Implementation

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

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04 / Parameters

ParameterTypeRangeDefault
StrengthNumber0.2–10.6

05 / Usage & accessibility

Enable playback, then move across the preview. Hover controls also respond to focus and activation; cursor studies offer arrow-key movement and tap positioning. Reduced motion keeps a static result.

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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