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Motion Ontology Analyzer

Analyze UI motion through Heidegger's phenomenological framework.

Does your animation recede into use, or obstruct the user's intention?

Core Concepts

ConceptMeaningMotion Implication
ZuhandenheitReady-to-handMotion recedes — user focuses on goal
VorhandenheitPresent-at-handMotion obstructs — user notices the interface
AletheiaUnconcealmentMotion reveals — discloses relationships or state

How It Works

  1. 1.Enter a URL — any website with CSS animations or transitions
  2. 2.Choose a trigger — load, hover, click, or scroll
  3. 3.Get analysis — phenomenological interpretation + technical extraction

What It Extracts

  • —CSS animations via document.getAnimations()
  • —CSS transitions from computed styles
  • —Duration, easing, keyframes, animated properties
  • —Screenshot during animation execution

What It Interprets

  • —Disclosure type: What does the motion reveal?
  • —Ontological mode: Zuhandenheit or Vorhandenheit?
  • —Judgment: Functional, decorative, or ambiguous?
  • —Recommendation: Keep, modify, or remove?

The Philosophy

From CREATE SOMETHING's Subtractive Triad:

Every animation must justify its existence. If it cannot justify, it must be removed.

Motion should serve disclosure — revealing relationships, confirming actions, showing state changes. Motion that merely decorates violates both Dieter Rams ("Less, but better") and Heidegger (tools should recede into use).

Claude Integration

When ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is set, Claude provides rich phenomenological interpretation grounded in Heidegger's framework. Without the key, heuristic analysis based on duration, easing, and property associations is used.

Built By

CREATE SOMETHING — Creation is the discipline of removing what obscures.