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Show HN: Psychedelic animation generator; (p)art of your next trip (collidingscopes.github.io)
Sharing an open source project for creating psychadelic art -- using liquid motion, distorted shapes, shadows and light. This tool works in real-time in the browser using webgl shaders.<p>This project was inspired by drum &amp; bass &#x2F; acid techno music, and 90s rave posters.<p>Use this to creat...
Show HN: turn videos into ASCII art (open source, js+canvas) (collidingscopes.github.io)
This tool turns videos into ASCII pixel art. You can use your webcam feed or upload a video, then use the controls to adjust the colors, resolution, text style, etc.<p>Github repo: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;collidingScopes&#x2F;ascii">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;collidingScope...
Show HN: Controlling 3D models with voice and hand gestures (github.com)
I&#x27;m sharing my project to control 3D models with voice commands and hand gestures:<p>- use voice commands to change interaction mode (drag, rotate, scale, animate)<p>- use hand gestures to control the 3D model<p>- drag&#x2F;drop to import other models (only GLTF format supported for now)<p>Crea...
Show HN: Play brick breaker using webcam and hand tracking (open source) (collidingscopes.github.io)
I built this game to test out the MediaPipe hand-tracking API. Play brick breaker using your webcam + hand movement -- levels get progressively harder with faster speed &#x2F; smaller paddle.<p>All processing is done in real-time within your browser. This project is built using javascript, html canv...
Wealth of Nations: income, cost of living and purchasing power for 110 countries (themeasureofaplan.com)
Show HN: Inconveniently operating my computer with voice and hand gestures (twitter.com)
Introducing Iron OS: it&#x27;s like a regular computer, but much more inconvenient<p>Created with threejs, rosebud AI, web speech API, and mediapipe computer vision<p>Any feedback would be appreciated! I&#x27;ve been having fun experimenting with computer vision and voice control lately.
Show HN: Creating flowing particle animations out of images (JS and WebGL) (particular-drift.netlify.app)
Hi! I&#x27;m Alan, and I built a website that turns images into flowing particle animations.<p>This javascript &#x2F; WebGL tool creates particle animations out of any image in real-time within the browser, with particles that dynamically respond to edge detection and flow fields.<p>It uses Sobel ed...
3D model control using hand gestures and voice commands (twitter.com)
U.S. Stock Market Returns – a history from the 1870s to 2024 (themeasureofaplan.com)
Show HN: turning photos into oscillating wave animations (JS FOSS project) (collidingscopes.github.io)
Show HN: The floor is lava, a body movement + computer vision game (twitter.com)
I made a body movement game. You jump around your living room to dodge lava.<p>Created with threejs and mediapipe computer vision.<p>You can play the game here, it runs on the web without any installs or downloads: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.funwithcomputervision.com&#x2F;demo7&#x2F;" rel="nofol...
Show HN: I built a web app that creates 3D holographic trading cards (canigetyourholograph.netlify.app)
This is a hobby project that I built with threejs and vanilla js. I guess I was nostalgic for my laminated binder of pokemon cards :)<p>It allows you to edit the image &#x2F; text on the playing card, rotate it around, adjust the holographic intensity, and then export as an image.<p>Hope you enjoy. ...
Show HN: turn images into realtime forcefield animations (free and open source) (collidingscopes.github.io)
This is a generative art project which turns images into &quot;force-field&quot; particle animations in real-time. The animation effect uses a force repulsion &#x2F; self-healing effect.<p>Upload your own image, open the GUI controls to change the animation parameters, and then use your mouse or tou...
The Uneven Distribution of Canadian Income, Cash Flow, and Net Worth (themeasureofaplan.com)
Show HN: Turning Hand Movement into Music (twitter.com)
I&#x27;m experimenting with a musical instrument design, using hand rotation to change tempo and note cycles.<p>Created with javascript, mediapipe computer vision, tonejs, threejs.<p>This runs in real-time in the browser.<p>Live demo here (requires webcam access): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.funw...
Show HN: Snacker News; a hands-free HN. The more you eat, the more you learn (twitter.com)
I made a hands-free HN reader using speech and face recognition<p>Speak to navigate the feed; eat doritos to scroll an article<p>Live demo (please use Desktop Chrome): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;funwithcomputervision.com&#x2F;snacker-news&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;funwithcomputervision...
Designing a shader using voice and hand gestures (twitter.com)
Controlling a 3D graph with hand and voice commands (twitter.com)
Controlling a 3D globe with hand gestures in real-time (twitter.com)
Show HN: Red Panda Vibes – 3D platformer game built with Three.js (open source) (collidingscopes.github.io)
Hi, I&#x27;m Alan and I built this game using the three.js game engine and the help of Claude. I&#x27;ve been working on it for 2 weeks.<p>Explore the pastel landscape, avoid monsters, and try to find all the easter eggs (can you find the in-game HN feed?).<p>The game is free, open source, and runs ...
Show HN: Turning logos into liquid metal animations (real-time open source tool) (collidingscopes.github.io)
I built a free open source tool which turns logos into a liquid metal animations -- in real-time in the browser. Upload a photo, then use the controls to adjust the colors, speed, noise intensity, animation pattern, and more.<p>Click the dice button underneath the canvas (or use the [r] key) to rand...
Show HN: I made a game which forces me to workout (do a chin-up, save a cat) (old.reddit.com)
I&#x27;m creating a fitness game on the web, where you do exercises to save pets<p>Here&#x27;s a live demo (camera access required): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.funwithcomputervision.com&#x2F;chinup&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.funwithcomputervision.com&#x2F;chinup&#x2F;</a><p>I&#x...
Show HN: Do a chin-up, save a cat (mediapipe and threejs real-time browser game) (old.reddit.com)
I made a game that forces me to work out<p>Do a chin-up, save a cat!<p>Created with mediapipe AI vision (for body tracking) and threejs (for visuals and animations)<p>It runs in real-time in the browser<p>As next steps I want to:<p>* improve layout on mobile<p>* add a global scoreboard<p>* allow peo...
Show HN: Using hand gestures and voice to control 3D models (twitter.com)
I&#x27;m working on a hobby project to control 3D models with hand gestures and voice commands.<p>It runs in real-time in the browser. Built with threejs, mediapipe computer vision, and web speech API.<p>As of now you can move &#x2F; rotate &#x2F; scale &#x2F; animate the 3D model. You can also impo...
Using hand gestures and voice commands to control a 3D data visualization (twitter.com)
Macrodata refinement, using hand gestures (twitter.com)
Am I a banana? An experiment with real-time banana detection (amiabanana.netlify.app)
Show HN: Convert a sprite sheet into a GIF with one click (open source) (collidingscopes.github.io)
I built a free web tool that turns sprite sheets (often used for video game character animations) into GIFs.<p>Upload your spritesheet image, and then use the controls to set row &#x2F; column count, frame duration, and image offset margins.<p>The tool then converts your sprite sheet into a GIF file...
Investment Returns by Asset Class (1985 to 2024) (themeasureofaplan.com)
Show HN: Turn videos into pixel art animations in real-time (open source) (collidingscopes.github.io)
Turn videos into pixel art -- use your webcam feed or upload a video, then use the controls to adjust the color palette and pixel size.<p>All processing is done in real-time within your browser, using javascript &#x2F; webgl shaders &#x2F; html canvas. Github repo here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gi...