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vnglstMotion & interaction

Shepherd's Dog

A watercolor pasture vignette where the flock moves as one and you circle behind to press them toward the pen. Move to steer the dog, click or tap to bark, and get 80% of the flock home before nightfall while wolves prowl at dusk. Part of vnglst’s When AI Fails project documenting how different models handle open-ended game builds. This build uses Claude Fable 5. Ten levels, score tracking, and a champion ending when every pasture is secured.

What's interesting

  • Pastoral herding game from the When AI Fails series: steer a dog, bark to scatter sheep, and beat dusk before wolves arrive, built with Claude Fable 5.
  • A watercolor pasture vignette where the flock moves as one and you circle behind to press them toward the pen.
  • Move to steer the dog, click or tap to bark, and get 80% of the flock home before nightfall while wolves prowl at dusk.

Use in your project

  1. Study the interaction at vnglst.github.io/when-ai-fails/shepards-dog/claude-fable-5/index.html.
  2. Capture motion or layout details for your spec.
  3. Adapt the idea to your product constraints.

Prompt your agent

From AI UX Playground: https://aiuxplayground.com/inspirations/shepherds-dog
Shepherd's Dog by vnglst

A watercolor pasture vignette where the flock moves as one and you circle behind to press them toward the pen. Move to steer the dog, click or tap to bark, and get 80% of the flock home before nightfall while wolves prowl at dusk. Part of vnglst’s When AI Fails project documenting how different models handle open-ended game builds. This build uses Claude Fable 5. Ten levels, score tracking, and a champion ending when every pasture is secured.

Adapt for our [screen name]. Stack: [your stack].
Note what to cut or simplify for production.

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