Scale of the Universe 2
Learning and science
interactive science visualization
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
14 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 10 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.
Design: 2 for, 6 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 2 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Smooth performance with low laptop fan noise
From 2 comments
The performance is really good. Usually when I open a GPU-intensive visualization in the browser, my laptop fans start making a lot of noise, but not this time.
zagrebian on HNLoving this, really nice work. Works super smooth and even the music is quite nice! A little bit of unrequested feedback: - Allow me to drag the viewport somehow. A couple times…
pawelwentpawel on HN
Fun and educational visualization
From 3 comments
I love it! Thank you very much!!!
krylon on HNThis is fairly spectacular and a great deal of fun. Puts your daily problems in perspective..... :-)
kreelman on HNWow, that is very cool! Well done!
ziggus on HN
Music is nice
From 1 comment
Loving this, really nice work. Works super smooth and even the music is quite nice! A little bit of unrequested feedback: - Allow me to drag the viewport somehow. A couple times…
pawelwentpawel on HN
Objections
Mobile devices are blocked and redirect to an iOS app that is not on the store
From 3 comments
On an iPhone 13 Pro / iOS 15.1.1, I get > This version of Scale of the Universe 2 is not designed for phones. Please find the app on the iOS app store. ... but can't find your…
chrisweekly on HNOn an android phone this thing wants me to download the iOS app...
bestouff on HNI get "Please find the app on the iOS app store" and "Download the Scale of the Universe iOS app!" on my Android Samsung Galaxy S8+. I assume there is no app that will run on my…
jlokier on HN
Scroll zoom does not work in Firefox
From 1 comment
Using the scroll wheel to zoom doesn't work in Firefox
ChickeNES on HN
Zoom-out animation cannot be stopped
From 1 comment
Loving this, really nice work. Works super smooth and even the music is quite nice! A little bit of unrequested feedback: - Allow me to drag the viewport somehow. A couple times…
pawelwentpawel on HN
Requests
Support mobile browsers instead of blocking them
From 2 comments
I’d generally recommend not blocking mobile users. I’m not installing an app just to see if I like the idea. An “it’s even better…” pitch after using it would let me know if it’s…
acdha on HNI get "Please find the app on the iOS app store" and "Download the Scale of the Universe iOS app!" on my Android Samsung Galaxy S8+. I assume there is no app that will run on my…
jlokier on HN
Add drag to pan the viewport
From 1 comment
Loving this, really nice work. Works super smooth and even the music is quite nice! A little bit of unrequested feedback: - Allow me to drag the viewport somehow. A couple times…
pawelwentpawel on HN
Support retina displays
From 1 comment
Loving this, really nice work. Works super smooth and even the music is quite nice! A little bit of unrequested feedback: - Allow me to drag the viewport somehow. A couple times…
pawelwentpawel on HN
Add more languages such as Russian and COVID-19 entry
From 2 comments
It's strange that there's Ukrainian but no Russian.
grishka on HNYou have the HIV virus in there. You should add a coronavirus in there. I don't know how easy or hard that would be?
ab_testing on HN
Questions
Was it a port or reverse engineering of the Flash app?
From 1 comment
Was this a port of the Flash app or reverse engineering it? The description on GitHub mentions that the Flash version was made by your friend, so I presume you have the original…
aarchi on HN
Can it be converted to SVG?
From 1 comment
Is there a way to convert this to an SVG? Just curious what performance would be like to drag and zoom around an SVG version. I'm guessing bad...
jancsika on HN
Alternatives named
Original Flash Scale of the Universe
From 1 comment
Past threads about the original (and maybe a few variations): (Edit: this is fun too:…
dang on HN
Powers of Ten video
From 1 comment
For any who haven't seen it, I also recommend Charles & Ray Eaemes' "Powers of Ten" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0
andosteinmetz on HN
Celestiary WebGL Celestia port
From 1 comment
My own webgl port of Celestia, which allows zoom-out from Earth to the scale of nearest 10k stars: https://celestiary.github.io/
pmayrgundter on HN