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So... Can anyone explain what is so special or interesting about this? Both the idea and the algorithms are decades old and were already used in the 80s and 90

by Artlav 10y ago

So... Can anyone explain what is so special or interesting about this? Both the idea and the algorithms are decades old and were already used in the 80s and 90s computer games like Wolf3D and Doom.

legends2k 10y ago
Most of them are closed, at least I couldn't find one which fit my needs and also none explain what they do very well. But hey, I can't answer your question, since I cannot upvote on my own post, so I'm not the one calling it interesting ;)
carb 10y ago
Its not. We've been in the Eternal September of Hacker News for a bit now. This is interesting to all the people learning javascript/programming/graphics for the first time and they're a sizable portion of the users.
- King-Aaron 10y ago
  It's also interesting to some of the people who have been developers for almost two decades and haven't yet seen such an implementation in the browser before, or, you know, find it interesting to see people come up with solutions to things themselves. Good on OP for giving it a crack.
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- dang 10y ago
  It's great on HN when people present things they've made for others to play with, and it's fine for such things to be toys, learning projects, and so on. Some of us are decades out from "learning javascript/programming/graphics for the first time" and still take pleasure in seeing projects like this. What's not ok is to grouse about it. If you know more than others, share some of what you know. Superciliousness in one's knowledge is a degrading spirit, and if you don't want to see HN degrade, that's the kind of thing you should help us cut back on.
khedoros 10y ago
Even with a known algorithm, it can be cool to see a clean visualization of it. OP was clever enough to figure it out, and that's great, but it bugs me some every time I see them say that they couldn't understand other people's explanations of how it works.
- legends2k 10y ago
  Thanks! > it bugs me some every time I see them say that they couldn't understand other people's explanations of how it works. I think I need to explain. Most of them explain their work well, but I cannot reuse them as they all have 360° FoV, not limited by distance, while I wanted something else, hence this mini project. The ones which had what I wanted were closed source.
dang 10y ago
It's fun when people share their work in a way others can play with and give feedback on. This is a classic Show HN—it's fine for such projects to be trinkets. Not everything, lord help us, must be an original contribution to computer science. And the discussion upthread is superb, so this was an excellent post for HN in every way.

by Artlav 10y ago

So... Can anyone explain what is so special or interesting about this? Both the idea and the algorithms are decades old and were already used in the 80s and 90s computer games like Wolf3D and Doom.

legends2k 10y ago

Most of them are closed, at least I couldn't find one which fit my needs and also none explain what they do very well. But hey, I can't answer your question, since I cannot upvote on my own post, so I'm not the one calling it interesting ;)

carb 10y ago

Its not. We've been in the Eternal September of Hacker News for a bit now. This is interesting to all the people learning javascript/programming/graphics for the first time and they're a sizable portion of the users.

King-Aaron 10y ago
It's also interesting to some of the people who have been developers for almost two decades and haven't yet seen such an implementation in the browser before, or, you know, find it interesting to see people come up with solutions to things themselves. Good on OP for giving it a crack.
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dang 10y ago
It's great on HN when people present things they've made for others to play with, and it's fine for such things to be toys, learning projects, and so on. Some of us are decades out from "learning javascript/programming/graphics for the first time" and still take pleasure in seeing projects like this. What's not ok is to grouse about it. If you know more than others, share some of what you know. Superciliousness in one's knowledge is a degrading spirit, and if you don't want to see HN degrade, that's the kind of thing you should help us cut back on.

khedoros 10y ago

Even with a known algorithm, it can be cool to see a clean visualization of it. OP was clever enough to figure it out, and that's great, but it bugs me some every time I see them say that they couldn't understand other people's explanations of how it works.

legends2k 10y ago
Thanks! > it bugs me some every time I see them say that they couldn't understand other people's explanations of how it works. I think I need to explain. Most of them explain their work well, but I cannot reuse them as they all have 360° FoV, not limited by distance, while I wanted something else, hence this mini project. The ones which had what I wanted were closed source.

dang 10y ago

It's fun when people share their work in a way others can play with and give feedback on. This is a classic Show HN—it's fine for such projects to be trinkets. Not everything, lord help us, must be an original contribution to computer science. And the discussion upthread is superb, so this was an excellent post for HN in every way.