The Internet Field Guide

When metaphor becomes interaction

Infinite scrolling, notifications and algorithms become species within an ecosystem. The project borrows the language of naturalists' field guides to turn digital habits into characters with habitats, behaviors and small interface surprises.

The challenge

A visual catalog alone would not carry the idea. Observation needed to become a meaningful action. Creatures react to visitors and their choices, while time and attention become part of the experience itself.

An interface drawn in stages

The illustrations use AniDoodle, created by Alex Greensh, integrated into an original narrative and interaction structure. The experience combines plates, animated states, pause controls, an observation area and a discovery journal stored locally on the device.

Why this project matters

The case demonstrates creative prototyping, interactive system composition and deliberate pacing. It does not claim cloud synchronization: the journal remains in the visitor's browser.