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Ember Hollow

A campfire in a pine clearing beside a still lake, or out on desert dunes, or on a beach by the sea. The sky follows real sunrise, sunset and moon phases. Seasons turn the trees, deer come to the edge at dusk, and rain, storms, mist, snow and the occasional aurora pass over. Hold any hour you like, or let the day turn on its own.

Gathering firewood…

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Scene

Moods

Name for this mood

Place

Switching place rebuilds the scene, which takes a few seconds.

Time of day

21:00 · NightDrag to set Sun times for

Weather

Rain soaks the ground and dampens the fire. Snow settles over a few minutes and melts slowly.

Season

Sky events

Natural brings the occasional aurora, real meteor showers on their dates, and a rainbow when rain clears in sunshine. A rainbow always forms opposite the sun, so drag to look around for it.

Fire

View

Drag on the scene or use the arrow keys to look around. The view drifts back on its own.

Sound

Music Forest Fire Weather

Birds sing from dawn, crickets take over at night, the stream runs by the lake, and rain and thunder follow the weather.

Bedtime and waking

Wind down

The fire burns down to embers, the music fades, then the screen dims and goes quiet.

Wake with sunriseWake time

Leave this page open with sound on. Twenty minutes before, the sky starts to brighten and the birds come in, then a soft chime plays until you press any key.

Display

Phone remote

The phone remote works when this page is served by the Ember Hollow server.

Credits

Pine trees: Generated live with EZ-Tree by Daniel Greenheck (MIT). Pine needle, soil and grass textures, grass and rock models from the EZ-Tree project (MIT).
Bark: Bark003 from ambientCG (CC0).
Flames and smoke: Particle Pack by Kenney (CC0).
Fire and crickets: "Fireplace" by ezwa and "Crickets Chirping at Night" by Lisa Redfern, from SoundBible (public domain), as edited for the Blanket app.
Birds: Recording by kvgarlic on Freesound (CC0), edited by Porrumentzio for Blanket.
Rain: "Rain" by alex36917 on Freesound, licensed CC BY, edited by Porrumentzio for Blanket.
Stream: Recording by gluckose on Freesound (CC0), via Blanket.
Lakeside trees and water: Oak and aspen generated with EZ-Tree, with its oak and aspen leaf textures (MIT) and Bark002 from ambientCG (CC0). Water surface and normal map from three.js (MIT).
Waves: "Waves" by Luftrum on Freesound, licensed CC BY, edited by Porrumentzio for Blanket.
Wind: Recording by felix.blume on Freesound (CC0), edited by Porrumentzio for Blanket.
Generated live: Sky, clouds, aurora, rainbow, moon, stars, meteors, rain, snow, falling leaves, flowers, deer, birds, bats, lightning, thunder, the owl, the chime and the score are made in your browser as it plays.

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