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RiftSketch: Live coding in VR with the Oculus Rift, Firefox WebVR, JavaScript and Three.js
Brian Peiris demonstrates RiftSketch, a web app where you write JavaScript with Three.js while wearing an Oculus Rift and watch the world around you change live. It runs on Firefox builds with WebVR.
Why HN readers recommended it
Repeatedly cited as an inspiring demo of what programming in VR could look like, which led some commenters to buy headsets.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Brian Peiris
- Topic
- live coding in vr
- Format
- demo
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 5
- HN mentions in dataset
- 7
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2014–2020
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
I think the less cynical answer is that HTC often has good ideas for physical devices but then often fails to follow through and iterate well. They're also just struggling as a company in general. But damn, so I 1000% agree with being bummed about …
mmanfrin on Hacker News · 2018-01
In Relativ – A VR headset that you can build yourself for $100Part 2: That was right about when Google Cardboard hit. That was 2014? I saw it during a Google I/O livestream and just so happened to have a few lenses left over from some still-photography experiments involving lasers and... never mind, another thing that went …
moron4hire on Hacker News · 2020-07
In Holographic optics for thin and lightweight virtual reality> Basically, I won't be satisfied until I get the holodeck... or a neural jack. How about a Rift work space? [VIDEO]
digi_owl on Hacker News · 2014-12
In My Adventures with “4K” 2160p and Linux
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