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Handsdown one of the coolest 3D websites

https://bruno-simon.com/
93•razzmataks•1h ago

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nness•1h ago
Does not work on Firefox :(
amelius•55m ago
Works for me, on Linux.
scandox•25m ago
Works for me Firefox on Android mobile
neogodless•4m ago
Firefox, Windows 11.

It loads, I can navigate (drag), and click the white diamonds.

There are things like the RC truck and bowling ball that are not interactive and look like they should be, so I suspect it's a bug?

tgdn•1h ago
Does not work on Chrome, and actually freezes the tab
Karawebnetwork•1h ago
On Edge, my tab did freeze for a few seconds then the spinner resumed its spinning and the 3D scene displayed.
stronglikedan•53m ago
Worked for me on Windows with Version 142.0.7444.177 (Official Build) (64-bit)
include•1h ago
works on Brave :) and actually fery cool :)
s1mon•56m ago
HN hug of death? I couldn't get it to load (beyond the grid/circle background) on Safari/Mac, but eventually it loaded in Chrome. Seems to just be a game - use AWSD keys. Not sure why this is "coolest 3D website" in this day and age.
nomoreipg•55m ago
This is so insanely detailed I wonder how long it took him to build
dtf•44m ago
The author has YouTube devlogged this project over the last 12 months.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc3Ujdh8Ba4

kaszus•23m ago
Author open sourced it https://github.com/brunosimon/folio-2025 (MIT license)
gregoriol•52m ago
Works well on Safari 26.1, nice "game-dev" example, but not clear if it's a demo or a personal website: if former then nice, if latter then unusable
kdmoyers•49m ago
Works fine on my android phone. Impressive.
FlamingMoe•48m ago
does not work on internet explorer
PaulHoule•46m ago
Wow!
nbadg•45m ago
For those that can't get it to load (it takes a minute, and I noticed my desktop's fan kick it up a notch while things were getting initialized, so... YMMV): this is a portfolio site done via a cozy-gaming-style AWSD game where you drive around in a jeep-like thingamabob. There are some cute easter eggs, including a sort of... shrine to each of the socials, which you can run into with your car and knock over (though the links remain clickable, of course!). It also looks like there's some degree of global state; for example, you can "sacrifice yourself to the gods of chaos" (ie drive into a portal) and a counter on the side of the portal goes up, presumably for everyone (since I certainly didn't drive into it 1700 times myself!). There's a strongly consistent art style, and just generally... seems pretty polished. Or at least, that's what it felt like after 5 minutes of driving around.

All in all I'd say, I'm impressed, and enjoyed it. Though I think the HN title ("handsdown one of the coolest 3D websites") is maybe a bit much. It's an extremely-well-executed portfolio site; no more, no less.

01HNNWZ0MV43FF•22m ago
AWSD == WASD?
teekert•22m ago
It worked surprisingly well on ddg browser, iOS, iPhone mini 12. So, impressive!
bdcravens•42m ago
Gotta admit, I knew the OnlyFans action button was a risky click, and I did it anyways ....
gerdesj•29m ago
I mashed the button and ended up in a right old mess 8)
catapart•31m ago
Very neat! I and completely respect the skill. I respect the effort even more!

That said, it's not 'hands down, one of the coolest 3D websites', at least that I've seen. It's all "technical", very little "design". For example, why is it 'isometric overhead'? There's no particular benefit in the view, and it's specifically harder to control than it would be with a 'chase'/'third-person' camera. It's not like this is an RTS or a city-builder-ish thing, where having an overhead layout works to your benefit. Rather, it's just easier to program a camera that never changes angles and input controls that never have to re-interpret camera position/rotation (lookat vector) to function correctly. And there's a kind of symmetry between a flat page and the "ground" that the truck drives on, so some parts of the web forms have been ported over to that.

Again, none of that is bad and especially none of it is wrong. It's very cool that it works and works so well (technical)! It's just that the design feels more "portfolio" than it does "best ux for interacting with the environment I've created and the paradigms I've invoked (vehicle control)".

robofanatic•26m ago
> That said, it's not 'hands down, one of the coolest 3D websites', at least that I've seen.

Would love to see those websites.

catapart•21m ago
Right? I'd love for some of them to still be around. Unfortunately, portfolio sites are ones that I find are often lost to time.
Cpoll•9m ago
> For example, why is it 'isometric overhead'?

That's design exactly. There's no technical obstacle to making it over-the-shoulder instead, but it changes the aesthetic. The animations focus on what the jeep does to things, so a racing view that helps you avoid running into things wouldn't be appropriate. It also changes how you see the assets. And you'd lose that 'RC Pro-Am' feel.

> Rather, it's just easier to program a camera that never changes angles and input controls that never have to re-interpret camera position/rotation (lookat vector) to function correctly.

Not really, you just put the camera on a spring arm attached to the vehicle. Vehicle movement isn't harder either. You get this stuff practically for free with any game engine.

moribvndvs•18m ago
Very cool, even works on mobile. Although, just a nit, driving with your finger frequently activates the long press menu in iOS and spoils things.
ChrisArchitect•13m ago
(2019) amazingly

Some behind the scenes from the Bruno himself:

https://medium.com/@bruno_simon/bruno-simon-portfolio-case-s...

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