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[99.vikram]

From Rock, Paper, Shotgun:

This is a bit nifty. A Russian company called Alternativa are working on a 3D engine that runs in straight, browser Flash. And flipping crikey, it?s not bad.

There?s a couple of demo areas you can trudge about - a science fiction-themed bunker (with footsteps I?d swear are from Deus Ex, and I know the bleepy noises too - someone please tell me in the comments), and an outdoor ancient ruin in the sunshine. Check them out. Be a bit impressed.

RPS Article Here.
Bunker Demo.
Outdoor Demo.

Warning: Dial-up stay out.

 

[PvtRyan]

Impressive. All CPU though, so I don't see a lot of potential for this. Because you're better off writing a Java applet which does have support for OpenGL.

This is also impressive, insane but impressive:
http://www.uselesspickles.com/triangles/demo.html

3D using HTML and Javascript..

 

[StardogChampion]

There's already stuff like this:

http://unity3d.com/gallery/live-demos/tropical-paradise

http://unity3d.com/gallery/live-demos/shadows (physics + dynamic light)

http://raptorsafari.com/play.php

You need a small plugin, but at least you don't get that PS1 bendy texture problem.

 

[Unfocused]

Wow, that dynamic shadow room and especially the tropical paradise are quite awesome.

 

[RyanG]

http://www.buckingfuggy.com/

^^

 

[Oreolek]

About Flash demos:I saw them,they're a bit buggy but cool
The Unity3d is really cool!!!but the shadows demo slows down if you drag the lamp to the kitchen.
The Tropical Paradise is a big world but I've lost myself.The objects appearing out of nowhere,small textures...so I went to diving and lost control of up and down.Finally I found myself stuck in some blurry vision with no hope to escape.Pity there's no RESET button.Oh,and I walked through the ostrich.I hope he's alive and didn't notice that.

 

[morgs]

this raptor game is awesome.

 

[Beerdude26]

I'm still most amazed by those 64K games that manage to do HDR lighting, good textures and actual gameplay in such a small packet. Sure, it just describes what needs to be rendered instead of actually using the textures, but it's still daft.