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Show HN: A CC0 museum of retro 3D tricks you can paste into a page

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Summary

This site is a CC0-licensed museum of retro 3D graphics tricks, offering copy-pasteable demos from various eras (1970s-2000s). It provides implementations for effects like plasma, raytracers, and voxel rendering, usable with WebGL 1 or 2D canvas.

  • Collection of 30+ retro 3D graphics demos, from Demoscene to workstation tricks.
  • Each demo is copy-pasteable, designed for WebGL 1 or 2D canvas.
  • Covers historical techniques like Wolfenstein raycasting, Voxel Space, and SNES Mode 7.
  • Includes classic algorithms such as Metaballs, Navier-Stokes fluid, and Whitted raytracing.

Web developers and graphics enthusiasts can use this resource to explore historical computer graphics techniques, learn from practical implementations, or quickly integrate nostalgic visual effects into their projects.

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