Lethe Protocol

A ritual interface for emotional release.

Role Creative Technologist

Stack GLSL· React Three Fiber · Three.js · Next.js

Demo

Concept

prototype 1.0 (click to start)

Modern digital systems are transactional.

Emotions are not.

Lethe Protocol treats emotional stagnation as trapped energy — and gives it somewhere to go.

Inspired by Taoist philosophy, the browser becomes a ritual space where water releases and fire severs.

No instructions. No language.

Only interaction.

Two Protocols

WATER — Release

Meditative cursor movement. Heavy emotions flow outward. Smooth, continuous fluid dynamics.

FIRE — Severance

Sharp, decisive gestures. Toxic attachments cut off permanently. Volatile distortion. Irreversible

Release River Prototype

(click & drag to interact)

Sever River Prototype

Technical

Graphics & Simulation

  • Custom GLSL shaders

  • Fluid-like motion via:

    • Noise fields

    • Velocity-based distortion

    • Light refraction effects

Frontend & 3D Stack

  • React Three Fiber (R3F)

  • Three.js

  • Integrated in a Next.js environment

Performance Considerations

  • Optimized GPU draw calls

  • Frame-stable shader loops

  • Real-time interaction at browser scale

———The browser canvas is not a screen.

It is a vessel.

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