Case study · Interactive experience
Pompeii — interactive scrollytelling on the eruption of Vesuvius
An hour-by-hour scroll narrative of the day Vesuvius buried Pompeii (AD 79) — with Pliny's letter and the artefacts.
About the project
An hour-by-hour scroll narrative of the Vesuvius eruption, with GSAP ScrollTrigger-driven scenes and an ash particle system. Archival artefacts and Pliny's letter weave the story.
The focus is on scroll-driven animation and continuous, stutter-free motion — that is the backbone of the experience.
Key solutions
- GSAP ScrollTrigger
- Ash particle system
- Archival artefacts
Technologies used
- React
- GSAP
- Scrollytelling
Pompeii was built with React, GSAP, Scrollytelling.
Live demo
The live version of Pompeii runs on Vercel and needs no sign-up: pompeii-eta.vercel.app. It is a self-initiated concept project — the brand shown is fictional, the build is real.
Related work
- Casa Solera — luxury real-estate site with a scroll-driven drone video
- 1939–1945 — interactive scroll documentary with data visualisation
- Hellas — interactive scroll editorial on ancient Greece
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