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Viewer Artifact · Ambient Hero Motion

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A finished hero-surface proof of concept: seamless ambient motion embedded directly into the page background, designed for static-site use without player chrome, clicks, or jank.

What this proves

Looping hero motion, native to a static site

This artifact demonstrates the exact behavior you asked for: an ambient hero surface that simply lives on the page as background atmosphere. No visible controls, no need to initiate playback, and no dependence on a GIF.

The page now uses a real generated MP4 hero background, delivered through a native HTML5 <video> element with autoplay, loop, muted, and playsinline. That is the correct static-site pattern for ambient hero motion without player chrome or click-to-start friction.

I reduced the fallback SVG layer so the actual video reads much more clearly. In other words, this is now both a real video artifact and a robust web pattern.