GFgfodor·Dec 15, 2019
You might be interested in RiftSketch:
https://github.com/brianpeiris/RiftSketch
In Show HN: Hacking on a VR desktop inside of a VR desktop [video]brianpeiris
RiftSketch
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brianpeiris / RiftSketch
RiftSketch
A virtual reality live-coding environment based on WebXR
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A virtual reality live-coding environment based on WebXR
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Observed mentions: 2014-10-05 12:40:18 UTC to 2019-12-15 01:43:56 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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8 sourcesMy experience with Oculus blew me away. The following three things specifically:
1. Medium, a sculpting program[1]. This tool lets you build 3D sculptures. The intuitiveness of the controls and the ease with which you can make these gigantic sculptures feels amazing. I think things like this are going to have a huge effect on how art is made. It's such an empowering experience to be able to so easily make these huge pieces of art.
2. RiftSketch[2]. This is just a simple demo, but it puts you in an open plane where you can modify the world around you by writing Javascript in an in-world console. Again, the feeling of empowerment in being able to alter your world so easily was really cool.
3. The Unspoken[3]. This is a game where you're a wizard and shoot fireballs and things at other wizards. Not sure what to say about it but it was really
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Hehe. Well, text will be text... on a side note, those interested in this, might also like: https://github.com/brianpeiris/RiftSketch
In Show HN: Primrose – a text editor that runs in a WebGL textureActually, that's where this project came from. Several months ago, we had had a conversation about the difficulties of integrating text input in WebVR. https://github.com/brianpeiris/RiftSketch/issues/13
After New Years, I got the bug in me to work on this and just knuckled down on it. Though, Brian appears to be happy with where he is, now.
In Show HN: Primrose – a text editor that runs in a WebGL textureIn support of Brian Peiris' RiftSketch, as well as other, similar projects: https://github.com/brianpeiris/RiftSketch/
It was something he and I discussed a few months ago and this was the first chance I had to work on it.
In Show HN: Primrose – A text editor that draws to CanvasCSS¹ should somewhat work in Firefox at least. Sorta related, RiftSketch² is worth a look if you don't already know of it.
1: http://blog.bitops.com/blog/2014/07/31/css-and-vr-integratio...
2: https://github.com/brianpeiris/RiftSketch
In Google Chrome and the future of Virtual RealityRiftSketch: HTML5 Live-coding Environment for the Oculus Rift
1 points · Open discussionSource code: https://github.com/brianpeiris/RiftSketch
In Live Coding in VR with Oculus Rift, Firefox WebVR, JavaScript, Three.js [video]