This is a submission for the 2026 WeCoded Challenge: Frontend Art
Less Heard is an interactive piece built for the WeCoded Challenge 2026, on the theme of gender equality in tech. No framework, no UI library — just a terminal, a face, and a path you have to walk yourself.
Show us your Art
Less Heard is an interactive terminal experience. Type help to get started, then follow the guided path: speak, listen, connect, amplify, echo.
Inspiration
There is something ironically equal about an 80s terminal.
In the early days of personal computing, everyone saw the same thing: monochrome screen, fixed text, green or amber on black. It didn't matter who you were — the interface didn't look at you. It read you. That's where the aesthetic of Less Heard comes from: a space where form doesn't discriminate.
The 3D face at the center is neither male nor female. It's an entity, a presence. Behind a computer, we all start at the same point — one of the few equalities tech has always offered. The problem starts after that: when you speak up.
The core of the piece is the interaction itself. You have to type each word: speak, listen, connect, amplify, echo. It doesn't scroll automatically. That's intentional. Because that's exactly what's missing in real life: if you don't speak up, if no one validates you, if no one relays what you say — the signal stays below the line. The terminal mechanic forces you to make the journey. Not just watch it go by.
The final message: Heard. Credited. Carried forward.
Not "equality is good." Just what's concretely missing when it isn't.
My Code
🔗 github.com/fcwebdesign/Less-Heard
Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS + Three.js. Nothing to install, no build step.
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