BE KIND REWIND
A rendered 1994 TV-VCR combo. The VCR’s on-screen display, a tape window whose reels wind as it plays, a green clock, and real knobs that turn.
Design thinking
Friday night meant a rental, a TV-VCR combo and the chunky white on-screen display in the corner. BE KIND REWIND is one 3D-rendered combo unit with the video on the curved CRT. The tape window on the deck is the timeline: the tape pack moves from the left reel to the right as it plays and the hubs spin, and you can scrub right across it. The green window is a real clock, the five silver keys are the transport, the left knob is volume and actually turns, the right knob changes speed, and the red power LED lights while it plays. When the tape ends you get the blue screen.
Display text uses the VCR’s white-with-shadow style so it reads over any frame, keys are wide with extended hit areas, focus shows as an amber ring, and the reel spin and blinking display stop with reduced motion.
Controls
- Space Play or pause
- ← → Seek 10 seconds
- ↑ ↓ Volume
- 0–9 Jump to 0–90%
- M Mute
- F Fullscreen
- 2× tap Sides seek, center goes fullscreen
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