§02.05 — Lab Playground
MagneticCursorField
A vector field that warps cursor trails into local minima of an SDF — feels physical, not animated.
Tech
GSAP · 2025
Status
Live
Renderer
WebGL2 / fallback
Updated
MMXXVII
Live · move the cursor
GSAP · 202560 fps target
◊ Brief
A vector field warps the cursor trail into local minima of an SDF. Magnetic, but expressive — the cursor still resists.
- field strength0.62
- release240ms
- max attraction120px
- trail length8
§README
- §01Each magnetic surface declares its own SDF via a data-magnet attribute.
- §02The cursor doesn't snap — it's pulled with a spring whose tension scales with proximity.