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ascii-animation
This skill should be used when the user asks to "make an ASCII animation", "build a terminal/CLI intro or loader", "convert an image or video to ASCII art", "add an ASCII shader/post-effect to a canvas or Three.js scene", "create retro/hacker text-character motion", or "animate text characters with a brightness ramp". Covers generative ASCII fields, image/video/3D-to-ASCII, and animated character art for both web and terminal.
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# ASCII Animation
Render motion entirely with text characters. ASCII output is extremely lightweight, distinctive, and works in browsers (`<pre>`/canvas), terminals (ANSI), and over any 3D scene (Three.js `AsciiEffect`).
## When to use
- Build terminal/CLI intros, loaders, banners, or a retro/hacker aesthetic.
- Convert an image, video frame, or 3D scene into animated ASCII.
- Add an ASCII post-effect over an existing canvas/WebGL render.
- Create generative text fields (plasma, sine waves, noise, tunnels).
## Core concept: the brightness ramp
Map luminance (0..1) to a character whose ink density matches. Order characters dark-to-light. Pick the index with `Math.round(lum * (ramp.length - 1))`.