Web VR Live Coding – Update
This area is probably the most interesting area of creative computing at the moment. The two projects here employ internet browsers in development designed for virtual reality headsets, and both let you code within a 3D space, with results updated in real-time.
First up is RiftSketch by Brian Peiris (I covered this earlier this month). The improvements since the last release is huge. In the demo you can see below, you will see that the environment supports both a webcam feed (to see where your hands are) and Leap Motion support for gestural interfacing. You’ll see a simple 3D bird constructed with code and gestural positioning, a tree, and flocking birds which represent several tweets – the fact that all of this works as it is put together is amazing – video embedded below:
Next up is RhinoRiftSketch by Dan Taeyoung which adapts the source code of RiftSketch and integrates both Rhino CAD software and it’s visual programming language Grasshopper to design 3D environments – video embedded below:
Impressive work …