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How SOFT MACHINE
was made.

Signature technique: Draggable neo-GUI window composition. The page is one dependency-light HTML document with embedded styles and scripts; this guide is a second self-contained document using the same visual language.

Build sequence

Use semantic sections as movable windows.

Implement pointer capture for dragging.

Manage focus with a bounded z-index scale.

Stack windows into normal flow on mobile.

Reproduce it

Copy the parent index.html, preserve the semantic landmarks, then isolate the render loop from the content layer. Keep canvas and 3D surfaces aria-hidden; the story must remain complete without them. Cap device pixel ratio at 2 for expensive scenes, listen to prefers-reduced-motion, and test the final composition at 375px before publishing.

Why this technique

Draggable neo-GUI window composition is not decoration here: it carries the site's central metaphor. That alignment between subject and mechanism is what keeps a technical showcase from becoming a demo reel.