[modernerd]

I revisit Fireflies from time to time, but everything on https://ncase.me/ is wonderful. I particularly like https://ncase.me/door/.

Nicky's site elevates the web beyond “magazines/newspapers/leaflets on a network-connected screen”. It reminds you that the web can be a rich and interactive medium with stories told and ideas taught with love and with care.

It feels like there's a gap in the market for tools that help people to build richer experiences and “playable articles” like these.

So many content management systems and platforms seem stuck in the “your website is a brochure but online” mindset. In the same way that PowerPoint seems to encourage crappy presentations, traditional tools for website creation often do the same for websites. Coupled with the sheer difficulty of creating and maintaining a website, it's no wonder that blogs and personal sites feel like they're in decline.

I'd love to see more tools that let users build sites that aren't just linked pages whose most interactive feature is a contact form or search field. The only one I can think of that's close is https://glitch.com/. Are there others I've missed?

[hamaluik]

Agreed.

See also https://www.redblobgames.com/ that is in a similar realm (though not quite as artsy as Nicky’s)

[ThePadawan]

Spoilers for /door:

I wondered how the author encouraged me to find a solution for the second map that made reach the target by walking around the obstacle to the left side and returning around the right side (and symmetric).

Turns out that if you try to walk back around the left side, the clock is artifically made to run much quicker. Nice.

[modernerd]

Nice find! I never tried to solve it that way.

It also accelerates time if you enter on the right and try to return on the right.

The source:

https://github.com/ncase/door/blob/e4b218d2a5b9667cfca9b66fc...

[LeoPanthera]

This actually annoyed me. Feels like the game is cheating.

[modernerd]

It would be kind of creepy (and confusing) if it allowed an “I C U” result, though.

[gowld]

That's the point.

[caffeinewriter]

https://explorabl.es acts as sort of a repository for it. Unsurprisingly created by the irreplaceable and aforementioned Nicky Case.

[zamfi]

There’s also things like https://editor.p5js.org

[prox]

Hey that’s amazing! I could build stuff right away. Thanks.

[modernerd]

Also check out https://www.openprocessing.org/ and their p5js playground at https://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/create with its tutorial builder.