Show HN: Web swing through midtown NYC

 (swingnyc.com)

51 points | by shahahmed 4 hours ago

12 comments

  • TSiege 39 minutes ago
    very fun. kind of hard to swing where I want. I often aim for a building in front of me but hook onto something behind me and it throws me off course
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    • shahahmed 37 minutes ago
      thanks for trying it - yeah i might update the distance logic to be forward facing only, good point
  • montebicyclelo 48 minutes ago
    Fun, and enjoyed the track it uses:

    https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJ23mRbmps

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    • shahahmed 43 minutes ago
      thanks! yes i was a big fan of the song
  • 7734128 1 hour ago
    Fun.

    For all people with VR headsets I'd strongly recommend the game Windlands 2. It's an awesome swinging game. The default settings are more "grapple hook" than swing, but it can be changed.

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    • shahahmed 42 minutes ago
      thank you for the rec, will try, and thanks for playing!
  • 1970-01-01 2 hours ago
    Best Clamber-Man video game ever.

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

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    • shahahmed 2 hours ago
      it's actually web slinging spider person
  • jonasmst 2 hours ago
    Haha this is fun, man, well done. As someone who's never been to NYC, how accurate is this, the buildings and streets?
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    • shahahmed 2 hours ago
      the blocks and building scales are accurate - based on OpenNYC, but the building styles / shapes are generic
  • ryankrage77 1 hour ago
    Is it possible to swing smoothly like the spiderman movies? Every swing seems to slam me into a building immediately, then start actually swinging.
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    • shahahmed 41 minutes ago
      it's possible, takes a bit of finesse. i might add an auto-swing to make it easier. you can also jump to shift momentum aggressively
  • N_A_T_E 2 hours ago
    Very cool, great job! Would love to know the stack and how the building data was processed to create these models.
  • mncharity 2 hours ago
    I'm not oriented, but am puzzled by the diagonal avenue - it's like a mirrored Broadway?
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    • shahahmed 2 hours ago
      uh oh, is it reversed!! i will fix
  • jeromechoo 3 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.
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    • shahahmed 3 hours ago
      really helped to add the signifier of which building would be snapped. glad you enjoyed it!
  • sjacob 3 hours ago
    Just played this while sitting in a midtown building. Fun.
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    • shahahmed 3 hours ago
      did you find your building? this was based on OpenNYC
  • Brainspackle 3 hours ago
    Broken
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  • yourInnernet 4 hours ago
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