Animated sketch of the relationship dynamics between the characters of Smallville.

Each character is represented by an orb which gravitates towards friends & family and away from enemies. Some interesting behavior emerges from these simple rules.

Controls

• P: Pause
• R: Reset
• D: Draw debug lines (cycles between “attract”, “detract”, and “both”)
• C: Toggle background clearing behavior

Updates

• 10/22/2025
  • Implemented dynamic scale transform
  • Adjusted colors and relationship values
• 11/17/2023
  • Scaled animation based on screen width