Pushing the 3D Boundaries in WebKit with CSS 3D and Three.js
The recent redesign of Steven Wittens’ Acko.net looks great in Firefox, but the magic only happens if you are viewing it via a WebKit browser, like Chrome or Safari. What started out as an accidental discovery became an experiment in, well, experimentation. The overall look is really cool, but it’s even cooler if you read how it’s done.
From the comments:
Mark Kahn — “A similar project (technology wise) that I’m working on. Requires _new_ chrome browser (hasn’t been converted to FF yet), and a macbook pro (needs accelerometer). Also works on some iOS / Android phones. http://marble.clientsite.me/ source code: https://github.com/cwolves/Untitled-mobile-marble-game“
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