# The Joke Shop references

AI-generated art-direction frames for the fictional Joke Shop, based on the
real Comedy Store block at 8433 Sunset Boulevard. They are generated with
`tools/scene_concepts.py generate --group scene --only ...` and are not shipped
game textures. The geometry mapping and source links are in
[`../../../venues.md`](../../../venues.md#the-joke-shop).

## Entrance — day, photo-anchored

![The black comedy club under its signature canopy, anchored on the hillside block photo](joke_shop_entrance_day-v2.png)

Generated with `generate --reference`, anchored on a Comedy Store board photo that has since
been removed from the committed refs (the block now uses the local-only `tmp/research/comedy-store/`
set); provenance in [`joke_shop_entrance_day-v2.refgen.json`](joke_shop_entrance_day-v2.refgen.json).

## Entrance — day

![The black comedy club under its signature canopy in daylight](joke_shop_entrance_day.png)

## Entrance — night

![The club at night with the circular sign and warm entrance](joke_shop_entrance_night.png)

## Across Sunset

![The club seen from across Sunset Boulevard](joke_shop_across_street.png)

## Facade — local-reference anchored, two models

![Comedy Store facade anchored on a local research frame, Gemini](comedy_store_facade_gemini_day.png)

![Comedy Store facade anchored on a local research frame, GPT image](comedy_store_facade_gpt_day.png)

## Street view — local-reference anchored, two models

![Comedy Store from the sidewalk, Gemini](comedy_store_street_gemini_day.png)

![Comedy Store from the sidewalk, GPT image](comedy_store_street_gpt_day.png)

## Sunset Strip context — local-reference anchored, two models

![The club in the wider Sunset Strip, Gemini](comedy_store_strip_gemini_day.png)

![The club in the wider Sunset Strip, GPT image](comedy_store_strip_gpt_day.png)

## Visitor view — local-reference anchored, two models

![The club as a visitor sees it, Gemini](comedy_store_visitor_gemini_day.png)

![The club as a visitor sees it, GPT image](comedy_store_visitor_gpt_day.png)

All `comedy_store_*_*_day` frames are anchored on local-only research photos under
`tmp/research/comedy-store/` (gitignored, `--reference-unchecked`), one with
`google/gemini-2.5-flash-image` and one with `openai/gpt-5-image-mini`. Provenance and model are
in each frame's `.refgen.json` sidecar. Local reference only; the photos never enter the repo and
these frames are art direction, not assets.