Reference Scene

Stella's Observatory

Reveal patterns, Realm-scale horizons, strange signals, and orientation without turning Ki into an oracle.

Functional layout

Functional isometric layout for Stella's Observatory

realistic-diagrammatic1–24 local/sharded7 assets3 Portals

Scene ID: scene.stella-observatory Purpose: Reveal patterns, Realm-scale horizons, strange signals, and orientation without turning Ki into an oracle.

Concept#

high ridge, island chain, deep stars and Mozambique Channel haze. The organizing form is armillary floor; the Scene remains a beautiful inhabited place with or without overlays. It inherits the Kiduna isometric constitution: 2:1 projection, environmental illumination, tactile materials, living edges, contextual embodiment, stable anchors, and state expressed through the world before labels.

Functional layout#

armillary floor — primary orientation and action zone.
map rail — secondary work or relationship zone.
signal aperture — bounded supporting Area with its own semantic focus path.
quiet alcove — bounded supporting Area with its own semantic focus path.

Isometric composition and background#

Dark near-frame architecture or vegetation guides Attention toward one inhabited center.
The background is a full Component: high ridge, island chain, deep stars and Mozambique Channel haze.
At least two physical continuations meet foreground Terrain through architecture, path, vegetation, shadow, water, or haze.
Technical tiles overlap 12–24 px at 1× and never announce a square grid.

Object inventory#

architecture.observatory-dome — Observatory Dome
object.armillary-enamel — Armillary Enamel
object.horizon-table — Horizon Table
object.signal-lens — Signal Lens
panel.realm-map — Realm Map
effect.constellation-filaments — Constellation Filaments
object.owl-perch — Owl Perch

Interaction map#

**** — resolves through one semantic Action target across pointer, keyboard, touch, voice, controller, and assistive technology.
**** — resolves through one semantic Action target across pointer, keyboard, touch, voice, controller, and assistive technology.
**** — resolves through one semantic Action target across pointer, keyboard, touch, voice, controller, and assistive technology.
**** — resolves through one semantic Action target across pointer, keyboard, touch, voice, controller, and assistive technology.
**** — resolves through one semantic Action target across pointer, keyboard, touch, voice, controller, and assistive technology.

Actors and Portals#

Actor: actor.stella-vale
Portal: portal.observatory-aperture
Portal: portal.observatory-to-lantern
Portal: portal.observatory-to-anomaly

Lighting states#

**** — changes ambient, local reflection, meaningful emitters, and non-color semantic cues together.
**** — changes ambient, local reflection, meaningful emitters, and non-color semantic cues together.
**** — changes ambient, local reflection, meaningful emitters, and non-color semantic cues together.
**** — changes ambient, local reflection, meaningful emitters, and non-color semantic cues together.

Population and framing#

Solo: every required Action has an Actor/Ally or asynchronous alternative.
Local range: 1–24 visible participants before Area sharding or constellation aggregation.
Desktop: 16:9 composition with the organizing form intact and 15% Overlay reserve.
Mobile: focus-following portrait crop, persistent orientation landmark, and semantic route sheet.
Large population: canonical Scene state is shared; presence, conversation, and high-frequency interaction are sharded by Area. No global crowd blocks the interaction path.