Zoomquilt

#1

Post by ppowis » Sun, Oct 13, 2013, 1:01 PM UTC

this blew my mind.

Zoomquilt
zoomquilt.org

Re: Zoomquilt

#2

Post by emilw » Sun, Oct 13, 2013, 1:27 PM UTC

Looking at this for a few minutes and then coming back to HN gave a sort of weaving effect. Very cool.

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#3

Post by nwh » Sun, Oct 13, 2013, 1:28 PM UTC

For some reason that is deeply unsettling. Something about the movement at the edges.

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#4

Post by qwertz123 » Sun, Oct 13, 2013, 1:28 PM UTC

When you watch the whole thing and look at some other page afterwards, it's moving in the opposite direction.

I found the artistic aspect and the amount of work that must have gone into this project more interesting than the technological aspect. There are 15 participating artists though so at least they could split the work.

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#5

Post by girvo » Sun, Oct 13, 2013, 1:29 PM UTC

nwh wrote: post #3

For some reason that is deeply unsettling. Something about the movement at the edges.

Glad I'm not the only one. Made me cringe, but was fascinating at the same time.

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#6

Post by uzyn » Sun, Oct 13, 2013, 1:30 PM UTC

emilw wrote: post #2

Looking at this for a few minutes and then coming back to HN gave a sort of weaving effect. Very cool.

I'm experience the said effect as well right now.

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#7

Post by _random_ » Sun, Oct 13, 2013, 1:37 PM UTC

It appears to be similar to previous version: http://zoomquilt2.madmindworx.com/zoomquilt2.swf. Only this time it's a slightly different script language, different rich client and a different vector-based rendering engine. The obvious difference is that now I can't save it easily to be enjoyed later.

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#8

Post by millerm » Sun, Oct 13, 2013, 1:37 PM UTC

Cool, but needs some depth of field effect added or something.

I cannot draw.

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#9

Post by eliben » Sun, Oct 13, 2013, 1:38 PM UTC

The art is compelling, but I don't understand the post title. Is this, in your opinion, some amazing feat of the underlying technology? Doesn't look particularly computationally intensive or anything like that. Yes, canvas lets you draw 2D graphics inside a browser.

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#10

Post by _random_ » Sun, Oct 13, 2013, 1:41 PM UTC

eliben wrote: post #9

The art is compelling, but I don't understand the post title. Is this, in your opinion, some amazing feat of the underlying technology? Doesn't look particularly computationally intensive or anything like that. Yes, canvas lets you draw 2D graphics inside a browser.

The rule is simple: if it has a 'JS' or 'canvas' in its title you HAVE to upvote it, because it's "innovation".