Javascript 3D Raytracer WTF?
On todays episode of WTF we take a look at a Javascript raytracer engine. I was over at Ajaxian and noticed that a guy named Adam Burmister (who just happens to be a fellow Kiwi – good on ya mate!) wrote a Javascript 3D raytracer so as to learn more about bowser elements. Well hey why not. It may be as he calls it "The Worst Application of JavaScript Ever" but damn cool effort none the less.
The raytracer can be found HERE. Increase the quality setting to punish your processor for being bad.
Someone should port it to AS3 to show how much cooler AVM2 is over any puny JavaScript engine.
Someone made a AS3 one here:
http://strille.net/works/as3/raytracer/
Not as detailed, but it’s got great runtime interaction!