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Show HN: A WebGPU-based browser engine with "Blam "-style physics

3•goovbot•1h ago
I’ve spent the last few days prototyping a browser-based game engine stack designed for instant-load, "Roblox-for-Teens" style deployment. The goal is to lower the floor for AA indie devs who want high-fidelity physics and instant web distribution without the overhead of Unity or a heavy Godot export.

The Stack Engine: A headless WASM/WebGPU implementation. I’m currently using custom flags and selective streaming to bypass standard browser memory and execution limits.

Physics: I’ve ported Jolt (Guerrilla Games) but modified the solver to mimic the original Blam! engine (Bungie/Halo 1-3). It successfully replicates that specific "physics chaos" (unstable vehicle momentum, grenade jumping) that modern rigid-body sims often feel too "clean" to capture.

The "Vibe Console": A React-based no-code layer on top of a Godot web-editor clone. It uses an LLM-backed (Claude) interface to allow real-time engine modifications via natural language—essentially mapping prompts to engine dials and knobs.

The Vision I want to build a platform where casual/semi-competitive party games launch instantly upon page load. No installs, no long loading bars. I’m launching with three open-source "proofs of concept":

A Halo 2-inspired multiplayer arena.

A Simpsons Hit & Run style driving sandbox.

A 3D "Mousetrap" physics runner.

Why I’m posting here I’m a bootstrapped guy with a previous 10x SaaS exit and a light background in PDEs. While I’ve "vibe-coded" the current architecture into existence, I’m looking for a lead systems engineer who lives and breathes low-level optimization.

I have the capital and gtm know how, but I need a partner who can help me harden the WebGPU pipeline and ensure the "Vibe Console" doesn't create unmaintainable technical debt.

I’d love to hear the community’s thoughts on:

The viability of WebGPU for high-fidelity physics at scale in 2026.

The "Blam!" physics approach—is there a better way to simulate retro-instability than modifying Jolt's constraints?

If you’re a cracked engineer who wants to build the next-gen web gaming substrate, let’s talk.

A polyhedral structure controls programmable self-assembly

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-025-03120-3
1•bookofjoe•1m ago•0 comments

UAT-8837 (probably CCP) targets critical infrastructure sectors in North America

https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-8837/
1•737min•2m ago•0 comments

How the Dutch Lost Their Empire (and Why the US Is Next) [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc4WKnvThX4
2•barbazoo•3m ago•0 comments

Culture warriors cancel new U of A law dean before she started

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1•petethomas•3m ago•0 comments

What a Wolf Pup's Stomach Revealed About the Woolly Rhino's Extinction

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/science/woolly-rhino-wolf-stomach-dna.html
1•Hooke•5m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Run Dia2 TTS Without a GPU

https://github.com/khariha/dia2-easy-tts
1•quicheshore2003•6m ago•0 comments

Gaming on Linux just got a bump with new Wine 11 improvements

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3•evo_9•8m ago•0 comments

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bor96dev.lifescreen&hl=en_US
1•borboz96•9m ago•0 comments

When protections outlive their purpose: Managing defense systems at scale

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1•edmorley•11m ago•0 comments

Why Voice AI that works in the US often struggles in EMEA

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1•abhi_telnyx•11m ago•1 comments

AWS European Sovereign Cloud

https://aws.eu/
4•kristianpaul•12m ago•1 comments

Sparse tongue hair explains why queen bees stop foraging when workers emerge

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Tailscale the Terraform Way

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1•gpi•15m ago•0 comments

Claude Code Diff View in Claude Desktop and Web

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Nintendo Bans Infamous Japanese "Adult Only" Animal Crossing Island

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3•randycupertino•18m ago•0 comments

Are the layoffs at Tailwind a trend that can be extrapolated?

2•qcardona•18m ago•1 comments

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1•gmays•19m ago•0 comments

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1•mooreds•21m ago•0 comments

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https://www.erikjs.com/blog/ai-renaissance-software-engineering
1•csgod•21m ago•0 comments

Why Senior Engineers Let Bad Projects Fail

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5•SupremumLimit•21m ago•0 comments

Online JWT Decoder

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1•mooreds•23m ago•0 comments

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https://github.com/gezibash/ghostty-ambient
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The Discoveries of Continuations [pdf]

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Categorical Foundations for CuTe Layouts

https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05972
1•matt_d•28m ago•0 comments

How to parametrize exception testing in PyTest?

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AMail: An Amiga IMAP and SMTP Client over SSL

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Wormholes may not exist but may reveal something deeper about time and universe

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3•bikenaga•31m ago•0 comments

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1•PaulHoule•32m ago•0 comments

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1•nickg•35m ago•1 comments