update Tue 07/14/2026 16:45:47.62

public/js/exhibit.js

@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ function scheduleRemove(uid) {
   const e = activeGhosts.get(uid);
   if (!e) return removeGhost(uid);
   // let the client-side crossfade (driven by rec.until) finish, then remove
-  const wait = Math.max(0, e.rec.until - (Date.now() + clockOffset)) + (e.rec.crossfade || 3) * 1000;
+  const until = e.rec.until ?? (Date.now() + clockOffset); // residents removed by config change: fade now
+  const wait = Math.max(0, until - (Date.now() + clockOffset)) + (e.rec.crossfade || 3) * 1000;
   setTimeout(() => removeGhost(uid), Math.min(wait, 8000));
 }
 

public/js/ghosts/behavior.js

@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ export function ghostTransform(rec, nowMs, out) {
   const base = new THREE.Vector3(...rec.pos);
   const b = rec.behavior || { type: 'static' };
 
-  if (b.type === 'wander') {
+  if (b.type === 'path') {
+    pathTransform(b, t, out);
+  } else if (b.type === 'wander') {
     const s = b.seed || 1;
     const R = b.radius ?? 60;      // cm
     const v = b.speed ?? 0.15;
@@ -44,10 +46,51 @@ export function ghostTransform(rec, nowMs, out) {
     out.rotationY = 0.25 * Math.sin(t * 0.3); // slow idle sway
   }
 
-  // crossfade opacity: fade in on spawn, fade out approaching `until`
+  // crossfade opacity: fade in on spawn; permanent residents (until == null) never fade out
   const fade = (rec.crossfade || 3) * 1000;
   const inA = Math.min(1, (nowMs - rec.spawnedAt) / fade);
-  const outA = Math.min(1, Math.max(0, (rec.until - nowMs) / fade));
+  const outA = rec.until == null ? 1 : Math.min(1, Math.max(0, (rec.until - nowMs) / fade));
   out.opacity = Math.min(inA, outA);
   return out;
 }
+
+/* Walk a waypoint path at constant speed (cm/s), turning to face travel direction.
+ * Deterministic: position is a pure function of elapsed time, so all viewers agree.
+ * b: { points:[[x,y,z],...], mode:'loop'|'pingpong', speed, phase, seed } */
+function pathTransform(b, t, out) {
+  const raw = b.points || [];
+  if (raw.length < 2) { out.position.set(...(raw[0] || [0, 0, 0])); out.rotationY = 0; return; }
+  const pts = b.mode === 'loop' ? [...raw, raw[0]] : raw;
+
+  // cumulative segment lengths
+  const cum = [0];
+  for (let i = 1; i < pts.length; i++) {
+    const dx = pts[i][0] - pts[i - 1][0], dy = pts[i][1] - pts[i - 1][1], dz = pts[i][2] - pts[i - 1][2];
+    cum.push(cum[i - 1] + Math.hypot(dx, dy, dz));
+  }
+  const total = cum[cum.length - 1] || 1;
+
+  const wrap = (d) => {
+    if (b.mode === 'pingpong') { const m = ((d % (2 * total)) + 2 * total) % (2 * total); return m < total ? m : 2 * total - m; }
+    return ((d % total) + total) % total;
+  };
+  const sample = (d, v) => {
+    let i = 1; while (i < cum.length - 1 && cum[i] < d) i++;
+    const f = (d - cum[i - 1]) / Math.max(cum[i] - cum[i - 1], 1e-6);
+    v.set(
+      pts[i - 1][0] + (pts[i][0] - pts[i - 1][0]) * f,
+      pts[i - 1][1] + (pts[i][1] - pts[i - 1][1]) * f,
+      pts[i - 1][2] + (pts[i][2] - pts[i - 1][2]) * f);
+    return v;
+  };
+
+  const d = wrap(t * (b.speed ?? 8) + (b.phase || 0));
+  sample(d, out.position);
+  // face where we're heading: sample a few cm ahead so corners turn smoothly
+  const ahead = sample(wrap(t * (b.speed ?? 8) + (b.phase || 0) + 6), _look);
+  const dx = ahead.x - out.position.x, dz = ahead.z - out.position.z;
+  if (dx * dx + dz * dz > 1e-4) out.rotationY = Math.atan2(dx, dz);
+  // gentle float so walking still reads ghostly
+  out.position.y += 2 * Math.sin(t * 1.9 + (b.seed || 0));
+}
+const _look = new THREE.Vector3();