Show HN: Web swing through midtown NYC

(swingnyc.com)

27 points | by shahahmed 2 hours ago ago

13 comments

  • jonasmst 20 minutes ago

    Haha this is fun, man, well done. As someone who's never been to NYC, how accurate is this, the buildings and streets?

    • shahahmed 18 minutes ago

      the blocks and building scales are accurate - based on OpenNYC, but the building styles / shapes are generic

  • 1970-01-01 27 minutes ago

    Best Clamber-Man video game ever.

    https://chinafake.fandom.com/wiki/Clamber_Man

    • shahahmed 17 minutes ago

      it's actually web slinging spider person

  • mncharity 27 minutes ago

    I'm not oriented, but am puzzled by the diagonal avenue - it's like a mirrored Broadway?

    • shahahmed 18 minutes ago

      uh oh, is it reversed!! i will fix

  • N_A_T_E 32 minutes ago

    Very cool, great job! Would love to know the stack and how the building data was processed to create these models.

  • jeromechoo 2 hours ago

    That was pretty fun actually. Very thoughtful snapping to the nearest possible building to ensure you never end up falling into the nether.

    • shahahmed 2 hours ago

      really helped to add the signifier of which building would be snapped. glad you enjoyed it!

  • sjacob 2 hours ago

    Just played this while sitting in a midtown building. Fun.

    • shahahmed 2 hours ago

      did you find your building? this was based on OpenNYC

  • Brainspackle an hour ago

    Broken