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What is preserved, what is sourced, and what is newly authored.

VIS-0013 arrived with an exact title and tags, but no source description. This page keeps that blank visible instead of backfilling a fictional original synopsis.

Canonical source record

Preserved source material

ID: VIS-0013
Exact title: Nostalgic 2000s play place scene
Collection: Visual Concepts, Themes, and Art Styles
Section: General Visual Concepts
Variation: none supplied
Description: blank by source
Theme tags: Art, Design, and Creativity; Games, Arcades, and Recreation; Nostalgia, History, and Time
Format: Other / Hybrid

Newly authored elaboration: every thesis statement, trait taxonomy, scene recipe, comparison heuristic, lens, trail, and creative composition control in this sub-universe was authored for this release candidate. None is represented as a recovered source description.

External anchors

Small source set, narrow claims

No external images were copied into the build. Sources support only the limited statements described below.

Sourced

CPSC-2002-SCPE · U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Soft Contained Play Equipment

Dated anchor confirming the soft-contained-play-equipment category in 2002. It is not used as proof of an aesthetic trend.

Rights note: External source; no source imagery copied into this build.

Open source
2002-05-01
Sourced

CPSC-SCPE-CHECKLIST · U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Soft Contained Play Equipment Safety Checklist

Supports limited factual references to netting, cargo webbing, floor surfacing, ball pools, climbing areas, and slide exits.

Rights note: External source; summarized and linked, no media copied.

Open source
undated page
Sourced

SMITHSONIAN-WONDERPLACE · Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Wonderplace: Tour the Exhibit

General reference for treating play environments as interpretive spaces with themed areas and learning prompts. Not evidence for 2000s commercial aesthetics.

Rights note: External source; summarized and linked, no media copied.

Open source
undated page

Evidence status dictionary

Sourced Sourced — Claim tied to an inspectable external source.

Observed Observed — Visible feature in a referenced object/source; not generalized beyond it.

Interpretive Interpretive — Editorial reading or design synthesis, not a settled historical fact.

Speculative Speculative — A creative possibility offered for exploration, not a factual claim.

Experiential Experiential — A prompt about memory, perception, or personal response.

Unknown Unknown — Evidence is currently insufficient; the claim stays open.

Safety boundary

This visual universe is not playground design, engineering, installation, inspection, or operational guidance. The interactive lab is a composition tool only. For real equipment safety, use current CPSC guidance and applicable standards/professional review.