3D workGPT-6 Astra medium + local Blender
The classic prompt moved from SVG to a local 3D content-creation tool. Background and visual flourishes were added later.
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THE PELICAN QUESTIONVOL. 01 / 2024—2026
One pelican.Endless possibilities.
A SMALL PROMPT. AN UNFOLDING STORY.
From a single SVG to animation, 3D and games. Explore how AI models and their makers interpret a pelican riding a bicycle, with dates, context and original sources.
An evolving archive · From a classic prompt to unexpected works
470gallery records
164timeline records
144Simon source entries
LAST UPDATED / 2026-09-27THE CURATOR'S SELECTION
Start with these
From the first lines to worlds you can step inside.
3D work
Game / interactivehuman+AI product
Pelican Pedal Run, a complete game with 12 city and island levels, chain-driven cycling and fish collection, rather than a small test scene.
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Static SVG
AnimationLuna / Sol / Astra × 5 effort
A side-by-side collection of 15 animated SVGs.
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AnimationOpus 5.5 on DB32 VM
A custom demoscene instruction set fitting IK and a cycling pelican into 4 KB.
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Game / interactiveGPT-6 Astra
A different species. Reported cost: about CNY 8 and 4 million tokens. Published at case.ccvibe.top, with added weather, night scenes and Mario-style gameplay.
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FIELD NOTES
Bring a question
01 / THE BEGINNING
Why a pelican on a bicycle?
Start with the original repository and a very specific question.
Read the field note →02 / BEYOND THE IMAGEWhen the image starts moving
Follow the prompt into animation, 3D and games.
Read the field note →03 / A CLOSER LOOKWhat can one image tell us?
Read the conditions behind each comparison.
Read the field note →Keep the beautiful.
Keep the failures, too.
Preserving the model, date, media and source makes it possible to observe how one question is understood, reinterpreted and changed.