let pixelSize = 20; // size of each grid cell

let emojis = ["🪼", "🐤", "🐠", "🦋"]; // add emoji variations

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function setup() {

  createCanvas(640, 480);

  capture = createCapture(VIDEO);

  capture.size(width / pixelSize, height / pixelSize);

  pixelDensity(1);

  noStroke();

  textAlign(CENTER, CENTER);

}

​

function draw() {

  background(30); // Dark background for contrast

​

  capture.loadPixels();

  for (let y = 0; y < capture.height; y++) {

    for (let x = 0; x < capture.width; x++) {

      let index = 4 * (x + y * capture.width);

      let r = capture.pixels[index];

      let g = capture.pixels[index + 1];

      let b = capture.pixels[index + 2];

​

      let bright = brightness(color(r, g, b));

​

      // Map brightness to emoji size

      let emojiSize = map(bright, 0, 100, pixelSize * 0.5, pixelSize * 1.5);

​

      // Choose an emoji based on frame count for a subtle alternating effect

      let emoji = emojis[(x + y) % emojis.length];

​

      // Draw the emoji without any movement, just changing size

      textSize(emojiSize);

      text(emoji, x * pixelSize + pixelSize / 2, y * pixelSize + pixelSize / 2);

    }

  }

}

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