Straight ahead: a flashlight held at the middle of the screen
Straight ahead points the light at the middle of the screen instead of the pointer, so the page scrolls under the beam the way a dark hall passes under a flashlight held in front of you. The spot is a little wider, the spill a little brighter and the hand sways as it walks, which reads well on phones, where there is no pointer to follow.
Make it yours
Walk slower
Lower Hand sway to 10 for a steadier beam, or raise it toward 50 for the nervous light of someone walking alone in the dark.
Make it a reading lamp
Raise Spot size to 80 and lower Blur outside the light to 20, and the middle of the screen becomes a lit column the visitor scrolls the text through.
FAQ
Does the light follow the pointer in Straight ahead?
No. Points at is set to the middle of the screen, so the light stays put while the page scrolls under it. Switch it back to The pointer to steer the beam with the mouse again.
How it works
Pick a look
Start on Night walk, Warm torch, Stage spotlight or another look, and move the pointer over the preview to point the light around the page.
Shape the light
Choose the hand and the flashlight (machined aluminum, classic black or drawn flat), the size and edge of the spot, the ray, the haze and the dust, and how dark and blurred the rest of the page goes. Drawn with picks WebGL, the lighter one, or Three.js, a real 3D model.
Use it or export it
Sign in with a free UX Pilot account to put it on the UX Pilot canvas or export it as HTML or a PNG.