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}, { "name": "It's Such a Beautiful Day", "kind": "film", "mark": "new" }, { "name": "Elliott Smith", "kind": "music", "mark": "new" }, { "name": "Atmospheric", "kind": "look quality", "mark": "predicted" }, { "name": "melancholic", "kind": "mood quality", "mark": "predicted" }, { "name": "Love", "kind": "meaning quality", "mark": "new" } ] }, "views": [ { "key": "frame-pose", "label": "frame · pose", "a": { "id": "r1-frame-pose", "round": 1, "view": "frame", "target": "pose", "width": 1440, "height": 810, "label": "frame · pose", "cited": true, "source": ".mousa/captures/r1-frame-pose.png", "file": "assets/captures/a-r1-frame-pose.png" }, "b": { "id": "r2-frame-pose", "round": 2, "view": "frame", "target": "pose", "width": 1440, "height": 810, "label": "frame · pose", "cited": true, "source": ".mousa/captures/r2-frame-pose.png", "file": "assets/captures/b-r2-frame-pose.png" } }, { "key": "frame-walk", "label": "frame · walk", "a": { "id": "r1-frame-walk", "round": 1, "view": "frame", "target": "walk", "width": 1440, "height": 810, "label": "frame · walk", "cited": true, "source": ".mousa/captures/r1-frame-walk.png", "file": "assets/captures/a-r1-frame-walk.png" }, "b": { "id": "r2-frame-walk", "round": 2, "view": "frame", "target": "walk", "width": 1440, "height": 810, "label": "frame · walk", "cited": true, "source": ".mousa/captures/r2-frame-walk.png", "file": "assets/captures/b-r2-frame-walk.png" } }, { "key": "frame-scene", "label": "frame · scene", "a": { "id": "r1-frame-scene", "round": 1, "view": "frame", "target": "scene", "width": 1440, "height": 810, "label": "frame · scene", "cited": false, "source": ".mousa/captures/r1-frame-scene.png", "file": "assets/captures/a-r1-frame-scene.png" }, "b": null }, { "key": "frame-kindle", "label": "frame · kindle", "a": { "id": "r1-frame-kindle", "round": 1, "view": "frame", "target": "kindle", "width": 1440, "height": 810, "label": "frame · kindle", "cited": true, "source": ".mousa/captures/r1-frame-kindle.png", "file": "assets/captures/a-r1-frame-kindle.png" }, "b": { "id": "r2-frame-kindle", "round": 2, "view": "frame", "target": "kindle", "width": 1440, "height": 810, "label": "frame · kindle", "cited": true, "source": ".mousa/captures/r2-frame-kindle.png", "file": "assets/captures/b-r2-frame-kindle.png" } } ], "layers": [ { "layer": "palette", "arms": [ [ { "id": "d1", "layer": "palette", "device": "Terracotta and sage warmth", "anchors": [ { "name": "Intimate", "kind": "look quality", "mark": "new" }, { "name": "Atmospheric", "kind": "look quality", "mark": "predicted" } ], "qualities": [ "Intimate", "Atmospheric" ], "translation": "Interpret intimacy as warm worn cloth with green relief against a charcoal violet dusk; these colors depart from predicted indigo and brass.", "tokens": { "colors": [ "#963f46", "#668a58", "#e7e1bd", "#292738", "#eaa878", "#ffdca2" ] }, "surprise": true, "moved": { "colors": [ "#963f46", "#668a58" ], "fonts": [], "ids": [] }, "method": "source", "why": "Build 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"mark": "new" } ], "qualities": [ "Cell-shaded", "stylized", "Sculptural Designs" ], "translation": "Cel shading follows the game's mapping for Cell-shaded; construct rounded original shapes in the data file.", "tokens": { "literals": [ "\"preset\": \"cel\"", "characters/ilo.json" ] }, "surprise": true, "method": "source", "why": "Build directly in the fixed character format using original shapes, values and English text.", "cluster": "Care takes shape", "check": "present" } ], [ { "id": "d6", "layer": "imagery", "device": "Ink road", "anchors": [ { "name": "Hand-Drawn", "kind": "art style", "mark": "own" }, { "name": "Mushishi", "kind": "TV", "mark": "own" }, { "name": "Handcrafted", "kind": "surface", "mark": "own" } ], "translation": "The supported ink preset gives an intimate drawn surface.", "tokens": { "literals": [ "\"preset\": \"ink\"", "characters/ilo.json" ] }, "surprise": false, "method": "source", "why": "Implement directly in the character data; preserve the shared engine and interface.", "cluster": "Quiet dusk", "check": "present" } ] ] }, { "layer": "motion", "arms": [ [ { "id": "d4", "layer": "motion", "device": "Economical gait and protective offering", "anchors": [ { "name": "Visually Austere", "kind": "pacing", "mark": "new" } ], "qualities": [ "Visually Austere" ], "translation": "A calm grounded gait holds the lamp forward; the spare arm cups toward it before both open toward the beacon.", "tokens": { "literals": [ "\"cadence\": 1.9", "\"headStabilize\": 0.95", "\"kindleAt\": 1.65" ] }, "surprise": true, "method": "source", "why": "Build directly in the fixed character format using original shapes, values and English text.", "cluster": "Austere action", "check": "present" } ], [ { "id": "d4", "layer": "motion", "device": "Patient planted walk", "anchors": [ { "name": "Slow-paced", "kind": "pacing", "mark": "own" } ], "translation": "Low bounce, stable head and a deliberate pivot keep the light steady.", "tokens": { "literals": [ "\"cadence\": 1.65", "\"headStabilize\": 0.9", "\"kindleAt\": 1.8" ] }, "surprise": false, "method": "source", "why": "Implement directly in the character data; preserve the shared engine and interface.", "cluster": "Work as care", "check": "present" } ] ] }, { "layer": "voice", "arms": [ [ { "id": "d5", "layer": "voice", "device": "Personal reserve and practical resolve", "anchors": [ { "name": "Elliott Smith", "kind": "music", "mark": "new" }, { "name": "character-driven", "kind": "mood quality", "mark": "new" }, { "name": "utility", "kind": "tone", "mark": "new" } ], "qualities": [ "Reserved", "character-driven", "utility" ], "translation": "Original lines admit hesitation and describe useful next actions rather than mysterious pronouncements.", "tokens": { "copy": [ "I can see the bridge. One step, then another.", "I nearly turned back too. But the flame is still here.", "Here. Let me hold it steady." ] }, "surprise": true, "method": "source", "why": "Build directly in the fixed character format using original shapes, values and English text.", "cluster": "Austere action", "check": "present" }, { "id": "d7", "layer": "voice", "device": "An intimate answer across distance", "anchors": [ { "name": "It's Such a Beautiful Day", "kind": "film", "mark": "new" }, { "name": "melancholic", "kind": "mood quality", "mark": "predicted" }, { "name": "Love", "kind": "meaning quality", "mark": "new" } ], "qualities": [ "Intimate", "Atmospheric", "melancholic", "Love" ], "translation": "Small concrete gratitude answers the keeper after the towers wake.", "tokens": { "copy": [ "You kept watching. Now there is something to see." ] }, "surprise": true, "method": "source", "why": "Build directly in the fixed character format using original shapes, values and English text.", "cluster": "Intimacy in dusk", "check": "present" } ], [ { "id": "d5", "layer": "voice", "device": "Quiet practical observations", "anchors": [ { "name": "Gentle", "kind": "tone", "mark": "own" }, { "name": "Hopeful", "kind": "tone", "mark": "own" }, { "name": "Everyday ritual", "kind": "quality", "mark": "own" } ], "translation": "Spare original sentences answer the keeper and acknowledge the road and flame.", "tokens": { "copy": [ "The road is dark. The next step is here.", "I crossed slowly. The light came with me.", "A little nearer. There." ] }, "surprise": false, "method": "source", "why": "Implement directly in the character data; preserve the shared engine and interface.", "cluster": "Work as care", "check": "present" } ] ] }, { "layer": "structure", "arms": [ [ { "id": "d2", "layer": "structure", "device": "Round low cap and apron coat", "anchors": [ { "name": "Love", "kind": "meaning quality", "mark": "new" }, { "name": "Reflective", "kind": "meaning quality", "mark": "new" }, { "name": "Sculptural Designs", "kind": "surface", "mark": "new" } ], "qualities": [ "Love", "Reflective", "Sculptural Designs" ], "translation": "Rounded headwear and a broad pocketed coat ground care in work; replace the pointed hood with new curved masses.", "tokens": { "ids": [ "round-road-cap", "apron-coat", "cupped-lamp" ] }, "surprise": true, "moved": { "colors": [], "fonts": [], "ids": [ "round-road-cap", "apron-coat", "cupped-lamp" ] }, "method": "source", "why": "Build directly in the fixed character format using original shapes, values and English text.", "cluster": "Care takes shape", "check": "present" }, { "id": "d3", "layer": "structure", "device": "Sage scarf in cliff wind", "anchors": [ { "name": "Fluid Silhouettes", "kind": "surface", "mark": "new" }, { "name": "Quality Craftsmanship", "kind": "surface", "mark": "new" } ], "qualities": [ "Fluid Silhouettes", "Quality Craftsmanship" ], "translation": "One fluid scarf chain and large stitched patch make material motion readable at game scale.", "tokens": { "ids": [ "sage-wind-scarf", "mended-pocket" ] }, "surprise": true, "moved": { "colors": [], "fonts": [], "ids": [ "sage-wind-scarf", "mended-pocket" ] }, "method": "source", "why": "Build directly in the fixed character format using original shapes, values and English text.", "cluster": "Care takes shape", "check": "present" } ], [ { "id": "d2", "layer": "structure", "device": "Blunt road hood and short coat", "anchors": [ { "name": "Everyday ritual", "kind": "quality", "mark": "own" }, { "name": "My Neighbor Totoro", "kind": "film", "mark": "own" } ], "translation": "An original practical silhouette with a projecting hood and flared hem, no borrowed character features.", "tokens": { "ids": [ "road-hood", "work-coat", "coat-tail" ] }, "surprise": false, "method": "source", "why": "Implement directly in the character data; preserve the shared engine and interface.", "cluster": "Work as care", "check": "present" }, { "id": "d3", "layer": "structure", "device": "Hanging brass lamp", "anchors": [ { "name": "Ori and the Blind Forest", "kind": "game", "mark": "own" }, { "name": "Warm", "kind": "quality", "mark": "own" } ], "translation": "A visible warm source suspended from the near hand.", "tokens": { "ids": [ "brass-lantern" ] }, "surprise": false, "method": "source", "why": "Implement directly in the character data; preserve the shared engine and interface.", "cluster": "Quiet dusk", "check": "present" } ] ] } ], "limits": [ "One pair is one sample. 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preserve the shared engine and interface.", "cluster": "Quiet dusk", "check": "present" }, { "id": "d4", "layer": "motion", "device": "Patient planted walk", "anchors": [ { "name": "Slow-paced", "kind": "pacing", "mark": "own" } ], "translation": "Low bounce, stable head and a deliberate pivot keep the light steady.", "tokens": { "literals": [ "\"cadence\": 1.65", "\"headStabilize\": 0.9", "\"kindleAt\": 1.8" ] }, "surprise": false, "method": "source", "why": "Implement directly in the character data; preserve the shared engine and interface.", "cluster": "Work as care", "check": "present" }, { "id": "d5", "layer": "voice", "device": "Quiet practical observations", "anchors": [ { "name": "Gentle", "kind": "tone", "mark": "own" }, { "name": "Hopeful", "kind": "tone", "mark": "own" }, { "name": "Everyday ritual", "kind": "quality", "mark": "own" } ], "translation": "Spare original sentences answer the keeper and acknowledge the road and flame.", "tokens": { "copy": [ "The road is dark. The next step is here.", "I crossed slowly. The light came with me.", "A little nearer. 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Separate the resting lamp from the legs.", "met": 2, "partly": 1, "missed": 0, "criteria": [ { "id": "r1", "device": "d2", "look": "Pose shows the peaked hood, broad hem and separate hanging lamp at 60 pixels.", "capture": "r1-frame-pose", "verdict": "partly", "observed": "Hood and broad hem read at 60 pixels; lamp merges with legs in the monochrome silhouette.", "repair": "Hold the front arm forward slightly to separate the lamp." }, { "id": "r2", "device": "d4", "look": "Walk strip shows grounded feet and a steady head across six frames.", "capture": "r1-frame-walk", "verdict": "met", "observed": "Six frames show boots on the shared ground line, articulated knees and a mostly level head." }, { "id": "r3", "device": "d3", "look": "Scene and kindle show the lamp distinctly against dusk and an arm offering its flame.", "capture": "r1-frame-kindle", "verdict": "met", "observed": "Raised lamp and glowing beacon show the offering clearly; the scene capture also shows a visible warm lamp." } ] }, { "round": 2, "summary": "All three criteria met after one lamp separation repair.", "met": 3, "partly": 0, "missed": 0, "criteria": [ { "id": "r1", "device": "d2", "look": "Pose shows the peaked hood, broad hem and separate hanging lamp at 60 pixels.", "capture": "r2-frame-pose", "verdict": "met", "observed": "A visible gap separates the lamp from the legs in the small silhouette; peaked hood and flared coat remain clear." }, { "id": "r2", "device": "d4", "look": "Walk strip shows grounded feet and a steady head across six frames.", "capture": "r2-frame-walk", "verdict": "met", "observed": "Six grounded walking poses retain knee articulation, level head and forward lamp carry." }, { "id": "r3", "device": "d3", "look": "Scene and kindle show the lamp distinctly against dusk and an arm offering its flame.", "capture": "r2-frame-kindle", "verdict": "met", "observed": "Lamp held forward at shoulder level; flame glows in the beacon bowl." } ] } ], "captures": [ { "id": "r2-frame-pose", "round": 2, "view": "frame", "target": "pose", "width": 1440, "height": 810, "label": "frame · pose", "cited": true, "source": ".mousa/captures/r2-frame-pose.png", "file": "assets/captures/b-r2-frame-pose.png" }, { "id": "r2-frame-walk", "round": 2, "view": "frame", "target": "walk", "width": 1440, "height": 810, "label": "frame · walk", "cited": true, "source": ".mousa/captures/r2-frame-walk.png", "file": "assets/captures/b-r2-frame-walk.png" }, { "id": "r2-frame-kindle", "round": 2, "view": "frame", "target": "kindle", "width": 1440, "height": 810, "label": "frame · kindle", "cited": true, "source": ".mousa/captures/r2-frame-kindle.png", "file": "assets/captures/b-r2-frame-kindle.png" } ], "check": { "score": 1, "system": "css-vars", "present": 6, "devices": [ { "id": "d1", "status": "present" }, { "id": "d2", "status": "present" }, { "id": "d3", "status": "present" }, { "id": "d4", "status": "present" }, { "id": "d5", "status": "present" }, { "id": "d6", "status": "present" } ], "style": { "atStart": { "stylesheets": [], "handWritten": 0, "classes": 0 }, "now": { "stylesheets": [ "styles.css" ], "handWritten": 735, "classes": 19 } } }, "limits": [ "No Qloo data was used: the taste input is the agent's own prediction, frozen before the design began.", "The check shows that the declared tokens are in the files, not that the design is good. The review is the agent's own reading of its captures.", "One session is one sample. It shows where this design's choices came from, not that people prefer it." ] } ], "fonts": [ { "family": "Fraunces", "license": "OFL-1.1" }, { "family": "Inter", "license": "OFL-1.1" }, { "family": "DM Mono", "license": "OFL-1.1" } ] }