Posts tagged “toys”:
pixel raster toy
Experimenting with pixel rasterization in canvas, and put this little generator together. Fun to tweak the knobs and look for pleasing composition! read more
snow simulation toy
One of the first significant things I ever coded in QBasic was a falling snow simulation- I think they're very soothing to watch, fun to customize, and there's lots of possibilities for extra little delight. Here's one I built on idle afternoons over the holidays this year at my parents. Enjoy! read more
New Years Bingo
built a small webapp to create new years bingo cards! read more
html-bin, an embeddable codebin widget
I like to post little code toys on this site from time to time, in lieu of putting a full demo out on its own page. Some of the older demos were hosted on Glitch which was great because you could live edit things! Alas, Glitch is ending its project hosting. I also for a bunch of years have had a scratchpad codebin for quickly dashing out ideas. I've been looking for something in between anyway, and Glitch shutting down pushed me to make something to split the difference. I decided to write it up as its own little open source project for others if they find it useful! read more
A Little Landscape Toy
Been a moment since I've posted! Got a bunch of ideas at like 60% polish, so I figure I'll post a work in progress. Here's a little toy that came out of "hey can I do isometric graphics using CSS for layout?" The answer is: yes, and it's gnarly: read more
Image Recycler
Done with that worn-out old JPEG? Dusty PNG? Why not recycle it into a new image! read more
Marching Squares and Metaballs
Simulating Slime Mold