Nature video → interactive model
Yellowstone Cascade Lab
A four-minute nature video became an explorable ecosystem. Adjust the starting conditions and see how the relationships described in the transcript move together.
The source
Nature documentary
Open on YouTube ↗How Wolves Change Rivers
The video describes how the return of wolves changed animal behavior, vegetation, habitats, riverbanks, and river courses.
The exact prompt
Short prompt. Working result.
The transcript already gave ChatGPT the context. The user only had to choose what to build.
Prompt sent in ChatGPT
Build an interactive ecosystem simulator showing how wolves, deer, vegetation, beavers, and rivers influence one another.
The finished artifact
Change the system.
This is the real downloadable HTML file. Try the scenarios, move the controls, or open it full-screen.
Conceptual model based on the source video, not a scientific forecast.Source moments include 1:24, 2:12, and 3:05.
This artifact explores relationships described in the transcript. The simulator is a conceptual learning tool, not an empirical ecosystem forecast.