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Stop-Motion Desk

Pose a character. Capture a frame. Bring a little scene to life.

The finished Stop-Motion Desk editor with its character library, stage, pose controls, and timeline.
Screenshot from OpenAI’s published showcase · View original source

The idea, and the build.

This browser studio connects a 3D stage, character poses and a frame timeline. The documented build turns captured poses into a short animation loop.

Where Astra came in.

Built the stage, pose controls and animation workflow.

Our takeaway

Make the creative loop short enough that people can see a result quickly.

Follow the process.

The creator’s published walkthrough includes build steps and available prompts. Some prompts are reconstruction guides; the original source explains which records were retained.

Read the creator’s walkthrough