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Re: WebGL Water

#5
The first time I saw this I was in awe of how far we’ve come, realizing the first 3d rendering I ever did took several seconds and was accomplished within DOS. Now we have things like this in the browser running in real time.

Since then I’ve had my mind blown several more times, but this demo has a special place in my mind. I was so excited at the prospect of WebGL.

Re: WebGL Water

#6
It's interesting to think of the reasons we don't have browser-based 3D renderers. Sure, WebGL exists. But it seems like the promise fizzled out, and I'm not quite sure why.

Maybe it's as simple as "Steam is the money pipeline, and everyone makes native games on Steam."

Re: WebGL Water

#7
This works on my iPhone in chrome. I really like that. I am aware of the fact that it’s old. The fact that it still works in chrome on my phone makes it more awesome. I’m sure it’s probably elegant and awesome under the hood to make that work.

Going to take this positive feeling, eat and ice cream bar, rub my tummy, watch some Babylon 5 and go to sleep with all of these happy feels. :)

Re: WebGL Water

#9
post #7

This works on my iPhone in chrome. I really like that. I am aware of the fact that it’s old. The fact that it still works in chrome on my phone makes it more awesome. I’m sure it’s probably elegant and awesome under the hood to make that work. Going to take this positive feeling, eat and ice cream bar, rub my tummy, watch some Babylon 5 and go to sleep with all of these happy feels. :)

It doesn’t matter that you are using chrome. All browsers on iOS use safari under the hood.
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