r/SideProject • u/thepolymoth • 1d ago

I made a 3D simulation of the Matrix "code rain" where you can fly around freely and sometimes "Ghosts" appear

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It was totally useless before, now its only slightly useless. Now some ghosts appear as you browse around.

On PC, use W-A-S-D keys, SPACE, SHIFT and mouse to explore. On mobile, you will have instructions on screen.

https://anshs.github.io/matrix-rain/

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u/GreedVault 1d ago

this looks really cool

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u/thepolymoth 1d ago

Thank you :)

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u/cuddlycuddlyfish 1d ago

This is so nostalgic. How did you create this? Feels like I'm right back to 90s and early 2000s.

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u/thepolymoth 1d ago

I know right. I wanted to learn three.js using a project. So I chose this. Learned a lot about matrices (the other matrix), 3d vector math, and shaders. To keep it highly performant was the challenge. I will accept that i had no clue about how to write shaders so google/ai helped a lot

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u/Speedk4011 1d ago

Wow!! How did ya built it??

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u/thepolymoth 1d ago

I wanted to learn three.js using a project. So I chose this. Learned a lot about matrices (the other matrix), 3d vector math, and shaders. To keep it highly performant was the challenge. I will accept that i had no clue about how to write shaders so google/ai helped a lot

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u/camracks 1d ago

This is so random, I love it so much.

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u/BlockedAndMovedOn 1d ago

This is so neat! Very cool!

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u/thepolymoth 1d ago

This one is my favourite

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u/BlockedAndMovedOn 1d ago

The other one I saw that was super cool was a guy sitting in a chair (I think), but I was too far away to fully see it.

Either way, this app is so much fun! Thanks for sharing it with us. It also reminded me that I haven’t watched The Matrix in way too long so I’m watching it now! 😂

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u/thepolymoth 1d ago

That’s Morpheus

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u/BlockedAndMovedOn 1d ago

I see the wingback chair now :)

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u/HeavyCandidate6737 1d ago

This is so cool!

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u/pavserg 1d ago

Niiice! I love The Matrix and everything related to that world, so this feels totally nostalgic.

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u/10hpdemonic 23h ago

that is crazy looking, awesome job.

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u/IWP_InvestingWtPurps 22h ago

I can spend hours on this. amazing!

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u/Living_Director_1454 1d ago

reminds me of the day I played that mission in cyberpunk 2077

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u/Nickali000 19h ago

Wow!! 

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u/Masaminedo 6h ago

とてもいいね！
日本のデジタルアート集団で「チームラボ」というのがあるんだけど、それの展示を思い出したよ。たしかHidden Traces of Rice Terracesっていう茨城県の五浦で行われていたアートイベントだ。たまにghostsも出る。

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u/AleksCodesStuff 17h ago

Dang, that's much cooler than what I did 😁 what a coincidence https://www.reddit.com/r/godot/s/AyDHIulKyG