Credits & Inspiration

These resources helped shape some of the visual, animation, and sound ideas for The MIF Conjecture. I list them here for transparency. They are not partners, sponsors, or endorsements.

Unless stated otherwise, the code on this site is written for The MIF Conjecture. When an outside example is only used to study an idea, I record it as inspiration rather than copied code.

1. Mixkit — Thunder Rumble During a Storm

Audio / sound effect

Reference: Mixkit sound effect, ID 2395
How it helped: Thunder ambience for the homepage storm control.
Current use: The sound file is served from public/audio/thunder.mp3 and plays only after the user activates storm sound.
My licence / use note: This sound is used under the Mixkit Sound Effects Free Licence. I keep a licence note beside the audio file at public/audio/LICENSE.txt.

2. Olivia Ng — Hover Effects for Headers

CodePen / CSS interaction

Reference: https://codepen.io/oliviale/pen/YgzNzK
How it helped: Ideas for future stage transitions, hover movement, and animated section changes.
Current use: Inspiration only. No code from this Pen is copied into the current build.
My licence / use note: I have only used this as inspiration so far. If I directly adapt a public CodePen idea later, I will keep the author/source notice clear.

3. Prismic — CSS Hover Effects

Blog / CSS examples

Reference: https://prismic.io/blog/css-hover-effects
How it helped: Ideas around 3D card movement, cube-like interaction, and glass reflection effects.
Current use: Inspiration only. No code copied in this build.
My licence / use note: I am using this as design inspiration only. Any similar interaction should be written specifically for The MIF Conjecture unless a reusable licence is confirmed.

4. Prismic — CSS Animation Examples

Blog / CSS examples

Reference: https://prismic.io/blog/css-animation-examples
How it helped: Ideas for dock-style hover scaling and background transition behaviour.
Current use: Inspiration only. No code copied in this build.
My licence / use note: I am using this as design inspiration only. If a future animation becomes closely based on an outside example, I will update this credits page.

5. Threejsdemos — Realistic Animated Grass Field

Three.js / WebGL demo

Reference: Threejsdemos realistic animated grass field demo
How it helped: Inspired the idea of grass blades swaying in the wind.
Current use: Inspiration only. Three.js is not installed and no shader/WebGL code is used.
My licence / use note: This inspired the grass movement idea only. The current grass scene is a simpler CSS/React implementation written for this project.

6. CodePen Music Player Concept

CodePen / audio UI inspiration

Reference: User-provided screenshot/code reference
How it helped: A possible future sound-on icon with small equaliser bars.
Current use: Inspiration only. The full music player is not used.
My licence / use note: This is only inspiration for a small sound-control icon. I do not plan to use the full music player.

7. Foolish Developer — CSS Rain Animation Effect / Lightning Effects

Blog / canvas and lightning inspiration

Reference: https://foolishdeveloper.com/12-css-rain-effect-simple-rain-animation-effect/
How it helped: Inspired the idea of branching lightning and a bright flash layer for the homepage storm visual.
Current use: Used as a visual and technical reference. The storm effect is reimplemented as custom React/canvas code for The MIF Conjecture. No external images, page structure, or rain code are used.
My licence / use note: I used this as a reference for the lightning direction and rewrote the effect for this site. If any outside code is copied more directly in future, the source and licence should be recorded clearly.

8. Aman Kumar — Desert wind sound effect

Audio / sound effect

Reference: Pixabay content ID 350417
How it helped: Ambient desert wind for the Knowledge Tree route.
Current use: The sound file is served from public/audio/mif-tree-desert-wind.mp3 and plays only on /knowledge-tree when the universal experience mode permits sound.
My licence / use note: This sound is used under the Pixabay Content Licence. Attribution: Sound Effect by Aman Kumar from Pixabay. Licence note kept beside the audio file at public/audio/LICENSE.txt.

9. DRAGON-STUDIO — Heavy rain outside the window

Audio / sound effect

Reference: Pixabay content ID 515266
Creator: https://pixabay.com/users/dragon-studio-38165424/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=515266
How it helped: Ambient rain for the Notes Library route.
Current use: The sound file is served from public/audio/mif-notes-heavy-rain.mp3 and plays only on /notes when the universal experience mode permits sound.
My licence / use note: This sound is used under the Pixabay Content Licence. Attribution: Sound Effect by DRAGON-STUDIO from Pixabay. Licence note kept beside the audio file at public/audio/LICENSE.txt.

Knowledge Tree artwork

Original celestial Tree artwork: DeepAI Fantasy World Generator
Pixel-art transformation: PixelArtVillage.com
Composition and animation: Canva
Additional media processing (voluntary acknowledgement): PixBim Watermark Remover AI
Earth image: Photo by Pixabay from Pexels
Video motion / animation: Created for The MIF Conjecture.

The MIF Conjecture is not affiliated with these services.

Notes Library artwork

Main Pixel Library bookshelf background: Magnific — Domestic Life Illustrated
Pixel Library window/city background: Magnific — Illustration Anime City
Pixel Library composition and animation: The source images were arranged, composited and animated in Canva.
Notes rain ambience: Creator: DRAGON-STUDIO. Source: Pixabay. Content identifier: 515266. Attribution: Sound Effect by DRAGON-STUDIO from Pixabay.
Current use: The video is served from public/images/notes/PixelLibrary_v1.mp4 and plays only on /notes when the universal experience mode permits visual effects. The rain sound is served from public/audio/mif-notes-heavy-rain.mp3 and plays only on /notes when the universal experience mode permits sound.

The MIF Conjecture is not affiliated with these services.

How I use outside examples

I use outside examples to study visual ideas, interaction patterns, and animation behaviour.
I try to write the actual site code for The MIF Conjecture instead of copying large blocks of third-party code.
If I copy or closely adapt someone else's code in future, I will keep the author, source, and licence clear.
If a source does not have a clear licence, I use it only as inspiration or avoid it.
A source being listed here does not mean it is connected to, sponsoring, or endorsing The MIF Conjecture.

Future updates

The Mixkit thunder MP3 was added to the website in V1.13. A licence note is kept at public/audio/LICENSE.txt.
If a CodePen, Prismic, Three.js, Foolish Developer, or other outside example becomes more than inspiration, I will update this page.
If an idea is no longer relevant to the project, I may remove the note later.