Constellation mode — alternate galaxy rendered as star-chart constellations
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Descrizione
> **Skills:** Three.js · WebGL · graph layout · constellation aesthetics
> **Time:** ~12 hours
> **Good for:** R3F enthusiasts · 3D devs · designers who love star charts
> **Difficulty:** Advanced
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## Context
The galaxy currently renders as a 3D scene with planets as small spheres. A "Constellation mode" would offer an alternate rendering: every entity becomes a star-like point, and connections (relations) become faint lines, like a Sagan-era night-sky chart.
## Goal
A toggle (similar to Atlas mode) that switches the galaxy view from "spatial canon" to "constellation projection."
- Each entity = a glowing point sized by importance (films appearances + relation count)
- Each relation = a faint line, color by kind (master_of: accent-blue, parent_of: cream, ally_of: faint accent)
- Force-directed layout (or 2D projection of the existing 3D positions)
- Optional: zoom-into-constellation reveals planet-system layout
## Where to start
- New `components/galaxy/ConstellationView.tsx` — full alternate canvas
- A new toggle in NavRail (`star-chart` icon)
- Reuse the existing relation graph from `relationGeometry.ts` and entity positions
- Layout algorithm: either project 3D positions to 2D (top-down + jitter) OR run a force-directed layout over the relation graph
- Render as `` (entities) + `` (relations) with additive blending
## Acceptance criteria
- Toggle from main galaxy view → constellation view in < 800ms transition
- Click any star → cross-pivot to that entity
- 60fps with 318 entities + ~600 relations
- Reduced motion → static layout, instant toggle
- Clean disposal on toggle-off
## Inspiration
https://stellarium.org · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sky_chart_circumpolar.png
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Direzione di ricerca
Start by reading the existing galaxy view, NavRail toggle pattern, and relationGeometry.ts to see how entities, positions, and relations are exposed. The issue proposes a new components/galaxy/ConstellationView.tsx rendering points and lineSegments. Done means the toggle switches under 800ms, stars cross-pivot to entities, reduced motion is static, performance holds for 318 entities/~600 relations, and resources are disposed on toggle-off.
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Valutazione
- Stack tecnologico
- react, threejs, typescript
- Ambito
- computer-graphics, data-visualization, frontend
- Tipo di issue
- Funzionalità
- Difficoltà
- 4/5
- Tempo stimato
- 3-5 giorni
- Stato di attività
- Tranquilla
- Chiarezza
- Specificata chiaramente
- Idoneità per principianti
- 52/100