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Google Gravity
- Mithrandir 15y agoI believe this is a takeoff from the demo of box2dweb: https://code.google.com/p/box2dweb/ https://code.google.com/p/box2dweb/ http://www.atomitware.tk/games/box2dwebdemo.html http://www.atomitware.tk/games/box2dwebdemo.html Pretty cool. Type something into the search box, press enter and see what happens. :)
- mrdoob2 15y agoThis experiment was done in 2009 using Box2DJS[1] for the site Chrome Experiments[2]. Since then I've been improving it by cleaning up the code, adding DevideOrientation support and, some weeks ago, updated it to the new google.com design. Fun fact: The API being used has been deprecated for a while and, as far as I know, there is no alternative. [1] http://box2d-js.sourceforge.net/ http://box2d-js.sourceforge.net/ [2] http://www.chromeexperiments.com/ http://www.chromeexperiments.com/
- skrebbel 15y ago> Fun fact: The API being used has been deprecated for a while and, as far as I know, there is no alternative. Amazing that it works on non-Chrome as well, then! (opera, in my case) (also, hi! small world)
- mrdoob2 15y agoMr. Skrebbel! :) Yes. Chrome Experiments is not about Chrome-specific experiments but about pushing Javascript and the new cross-browser APIs. I always try to use APIs supported by more than one browser. It just happened that it performed much faster on Chrome than any other browser for a year or so (until the other browsers catched up). Good to see that, 2 years after relase, people on Firefox/Opera/IE can finally see the thing properly ;)
- Mithrandir 15y agoThanks for clarifying! It's a really great idea!
- conradev 15y agoYeah, good thing Box2D doesn't change a whole lot in itself, and is pretty complete. Recent commits have mainly been small refactoring changes.
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- artursapek 15y agoAwh, they removed the Google+ part of the toolbar. I want to check my notifications upside-down.
- kpreid 15y agoIt's just the not-logged-in view. The alternative would be a security hole in Google.
- jrockway 15y agoAlmost as fun as the katamari hack: http://kathack.com/ http://kathack.com/
- wgx 15y agoNow THAT is awesome. Needs an HN thread of its own.
- jrockway 15y agoHN is where I heard about it. Here's the thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2318076 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2318076
- fishtoaster 15y agoWorks especially well on word-heavy pages like PG articles (http://www.paulgraham.com/road.html http://www.paulgraham.com/road.html) or Timecube.com
- johanbrook 15y agoWorks great on touch devices as well.
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- alexyoung 15y agoIt even works if you move the browser window around
- jeffool 15y agoOn my phone so I can't accurately find it, but there was an ad for a Nintendo game (Wario: Shake It) that added gravity to Youtube. It was done fantastically. Someone should link that.
- Kenw00t 15y agoI guess it is this: http://www.youtube.com/wariolandshakeit2008 http://www.youtube.com/wariolandshakeit2008
- u48998 15y agoGoogle Angry Birds game? They've got many products shot down in their history.
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- CletoSColoma 15y agoLo he adoptado como mi pagina de inicio al http://mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/google_gravity/ http://mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/google_gravity/ Muy buena iniciativa y muy original. (I've adpted as the Home page. Original and creative one, puts a smile on the face. Keep it going. Congrt!