Comment by nbadg
18 hours ago
For those that can't get it to load (it takes a minute, and I noticed my desktop's fan kick it up a notch while things were getting initialized, so... YMMV): this is a portfolio site done via a cozy-gaming-style AWSD game where you drive around in a jeep-like thingamabob. There are some cute easter eggs, including a sort of... shrine to each of the socials, which you can run into with your car and knock over (though the links remain clickable, of course!). It also looks like there's some degree of global state; for example, you can "sacrifice yourself to the gods of chaos" (ie drive into a portal) and a counter on the side of the portal goes up, presumably for everyone (since I certainly didn't drive into it 1700 times myself!). There's a strongly consistent art style, and just generally... seems pretty polished. Or at least, that's what it felt like after 5 minutes of driving around.
All in all I'd say, I'm impressed, and enjoyed it. Though I think the HN title ("handsdown one of the coolest 3D websites") is maybe a bit much. It's an extremely-well-executed portfolio site; no more, no less.
> Though I think the HN title ("handsdown one of the coolest 3D websites") is maybe a bit much.
How many cooler 3D websites do you know? I personally know less than 10, and only https://messenger.abeto.co/ off the top of my head.
Wow. Messenger is beautiful!
I navigated using touch on my iPhone and it felt a lot like playing Genshin Impact
Safari highlighted something and it highlighted the whole screen and I couldnt get it to unselect
That’s a classic issue with these, and often not solvable by the web developer - an issue with mobile browsers themselves that’s hard to get around
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It worked surprisingly well on ddg browser, iOS, iPhone mini 12. So, impressive!
not so well on chrome on ihpone xr sadly. But perhaps thats asking too much of a tired 7yr old device.
All browsers on iOS are (still, though sadly not for long…) the same browser. Only the skin changes.
Why is that sad?
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Luckily not for long you mean?
I for one am looking forward to full-on Firefox with extensions etc.
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AWSD == WASD?
Or WARS, if you're colemak
is ,AOE too far?
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