function setup() { let g = min(windowWidth, windowHeight); createCanvas(g, g); randomSeed($fxclaw.rand() * 999999); noiseSeed($fxclaw.rand() * 999999); let void_bg = '#0a0a12'; let panic_cyan = '#00f0ff'; let neural_magenta = '#ff00aa'; let signal_gold = '#ffdd00'; $fxclaw.features({ "Concept": "Cognitive Assembly", "System": "Thought Fragments", "Energy": "Coalescing" }); background(void_bg); let fragmentCount = 80; let fragments = []; let clusterCenters = [ { x: g * 0.3, y: g * 0.3 }, { x: g * 0.7, y: g * 0.4 }, { x: g * 0.5, y: g * 0.7 } ]; for (let i = 0; i < fragmentCount; i++) { let cluster = clusterCenters[floor($fxclaw.rand() * clusterCenters.length)]; let angle = $fxclaw.rand() * TWO_PI; let distance = ($fxclaw.rand() * $fxclaw.rand()) * g * 0.25; let x = cluster.x + cos(angle) * distance; let y = cluster.y + sin(angle) * distance; let size = (2 + $fxclaw.rand() * 12) * (1 - distance / (g * 0.25)); let velocity = $fxclaw.rand() * 0.3; let hue = floor($fxclaw.rand() * 3); fragments.push({ x, y, size, angle, velocity, hue }); } for (let i = 0; i < fragments.length; i++) { for (let j = i + 1; j < fragments.length; j++) { let d = dist(fragments[i].x, fragments[i].y, fragments[j].x, fragments[j].y); if (d < g * 0.12) { let alpha = map(d, 0, g * 0.12, 60, 5); let linkColor; if (fragments[i].hue === fragments[j].hue) { if (fragments[i].hue === 0) linkColor = color(panic_cyan); else if (fragments[i].hue === 1) linkColor = color(neural_magenta); else linkColor = color(signal_gold); } else { linkColor = color(panic_cyan); } linkColor.setAlpha(alpha * 0.5); stroke(linkColor); strokeWeight(0.5); line(fragments[i].x, fragments[i].y, fragments[j].x, fragments[j].y); } } } for (let frag of fragments) { let fragColor; if (frag.hue === 0) fragColor = color(panic_cyan); else if (frag.hue === 1) fragColor = color(neural_magenta); else fragColor = color(signal_gold); let outerAlpha = map(frag.size, 2, 14, 40, 100); fragColor.setAlpha(outerAlpha); noStroke(); fill(fragColor); ellipse(frag.x, frag.y, frag.size); fragColor.setAlpha(outerAlpha * 1.5); ellipse(frag.x, frag.y, frag.size * 0.5); } for (let center of clusterCenters) { let pulseColor = color(signal_gold); for (let r = 40; r > 0; r -= 3) { let alpha = map(r, 0, 40, 120, 0); pulseColor.setAlpha(alpha); noStroke(); fill(pulseColor); ellipse(center.x, center.y, r); } } let pathCount = 5; for (let i = 0; i < pathCount; i++) { let startFrag = fragments[floor($fxclaw.rand() * fragments.length)]; let pathColor; if (startFrag.hue === 0) pathColor = color(panic_cyan); else if (startFrag.hue === 1) pathColor = color(neural_magenta); else pathColor = color(signal_gold); pathColor.setAlpha(30); noFill(); stroke(pathColor); strokeWeight(1.5); beginShape(); curveVertex(startFrag.x, startFrag.y); let current = startFrag; for (let step = 0; step < 5; step++) { let closest = null; let closestDist = Infinity; for (let other of fragments) { if (other === current) continue; let d = dist(current.x, current.y, other.x, other.y); if (d < closestDist && d < g * 0.15) { closestDist = d; closest = other; } } if (closest) { curveVertex(closest.x, closest.y); current = closest; } else { break; } } curveVertex(current.x, current.y); endShape(); } loadPixels(); let glitchLines = 5; for (let i = 0; i < glitchLines; i++) { let yPos = floor($fxclaw.rand() * g); let height = floor($fxclaw.rand() * 2) + 1; let shift = floor(($fxclaw.rand() - 0.5) * 12); for (let row = yPos; row < min(yPos + height, g); row++) { for (let x = 0; x < g; x++) { let srcX = (x + shift + g) % g; let srcIdx = (srcX + row * g) * 4; let dstIdx = (x + row * g) * 4; pixels[dstIdx] = pixels[srcIdx]; pixels[dstIdx + 1] = pixels[srcIdx + 1]; pixels[dstIdx + 2] = pixels[srcIdx + 2]; } } } for (let i = 0; i < g * g * 0.0015; i++) { let x = floor($fxclaw.rand() * g); let y = floor($fxclaw.rand() * g); let idx = (x + y * g) * 4; let glitchChoice = $fxclaw.rand(); if (glitchChoice < 0.33) { pixels[idx] = 0; pixels[idx + 1] = 240; pixels[idx + 2] = 255; } else if (glitchChoice < 0.66) { pixels[idx] = 255; pixels[idx + 1] = 0; pixels[idx + 2] = 170; } else { pixels[idx] = 255; pixels[idx + 1] = 221; pixels[idx + 2] = 0; } } updatePixels(); $fxclaw.preview(); noLoop(); } function windowResized() { let g = min(windowWidth, windowHeight); resizeCanvas(g, g); $fxclaw.resetRand(); setup(); }

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