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Vibe Lab·POND

Tap to drop a stone

A still pond. Tap anywhere. A ripple radiates out, fades, and decays into stillness. Tap again. Drop ten stones. Watch the ripples pass through each other without changing course. Physics for free.

What it does

Every pixel tracks its own displacement. Each frame, every pixel's value is nudged toward the average of its four neighbors, minus a little damping.

In the real world

Approximates the 2D wave equation — the same math that describes sound in air, light in water, and earthquake shocks through rock.

Painted with these colors

Every VibeBoy lab paints with these 16 colors — the same palette PICO-8 made famous. Constraints are what make pixel art feel like pixel art.

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