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Viral Cascade Tree 3D

3D share-tree visualization of algorithmic viral-cascade amplification: each generation of a post's spread renders as a ring of nodes that visibly widens or narrows in real time as the live reproduction number R0 crosses its viral threshold.

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The same engagement-driven feedback loop as the 2D reach chart, rendered as a growing structure instead of a curve: every generation of the cascade becomes a ring of nodes stacked on top of the last, joined by a frustum whose taper directly encodes that round's reproduction number. When the algorithm's visibility boost pushes R0 above 1, each ring is visibly wider than the one beneath it and the tree flares outward; when R0 drops below 1, the rings shrink and the tree tapers to a point. Because the boost itself grows with cumulative engagement, a cascade that starts narrow can suddenly flare — the moment a post crosses the algorithm's trending threshold is the moment the tree visibly changes shape.

⚙ Under the hood

The 3D model shows an exponentially growing or shrinking share-tree representing the spread of pollution awareness, based on real-time R0 values.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install