My 3D SWE Portfolio – Built with React Three Fiber (opens in new tab)

Some feedback:

1. I spent a while clicking and dragging and not realizing that it works by scrolling.

2. There's no way to tell what's clickable.

At first I just clicked on the guy in the cage which sent me to the 2D website and I thought that was it. I didn't realize that you can scroll down to see other stuff until much later.

You know it is going to be good when the laptop turbines start whistling as soon as you click a link ...

I also built a 3D portfolio website[1] using React and react-three-fiber but I took a different approach design-wise, the HTML content is scrollable like a normal website but the 3D scene subtly matches the perspective of the screen as you scroll.

[1] - https://samuelgoodell.com

Does anyone remember that mid-2000s, 3D competitor to Flash? i think the name started with A like Ankh or something like that but I could be wildly off. It had an IDE and basically ran as a plugin in the browser. It died a quiet death.

This site kinda sorta reminds me of that.

Forget what it's called - if someone does, please post more info!

There are no shadows or transparent textures and only low poly models, yet I only get maybe 2fps. I've built webgl racing game that did >50fps on a $50 phone [1]. There's something seriously wrong with your tech stack.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okg61OOFUdQ

Cool site, as somebody else has pointed out it's not entirely clear what to do once you land on the site.

I don't know how easy it is to accomplish with React Three Fiber, but something as simple as having paving `cursor: pointer` on links would be great, as well as an indicator that they'll open in a new tab (typically conveyed through the little box with an arrow going top right).

Fun little project though, I've always wanted to try something similar in the browser.

This has been a work and progress for a while now. A few months back the site used orbital controls, but I realized the UI/UX (Especially for non tech savy users) was unintuitive. Working to settle on a middle ground.

God bless you and your beautiful site. I salute you.

As others have said I do think the controls need work; maybe some form of constrained orbit controls would work well.

Also check out the projects/about page by clicking on the old mac!

https://jacob.dement.dev

The projects 2d site is slower than the 3d one

This is fun, cool, interesting. Really love R3F and how easy it makes it to add 3D to websites. Make the web fun again.

Nice, but I really really really wish to use the arrow keys to rotate.

I like the vibe but damn did my Dell Precision 5680 get loud

You should make it work in VR to get the full immersion.

just wow can i know how did you build this ? put me on track also how long it took you to build ?

how did you host the files for the 3d rendering?

looks fun! screams "junior developer that thinks they need to stand out", peons praise getting a call back to a job application as if getting that is a done deal, but in this industry you'll still have to pass the technical interview which is the real make or break

I've heard about the frictions with getting call backs in the entry level part of the market, and I think its just best to cosplay as senior developer, as its mostly a mindset. you'll lose some roles for your mistakes but there is no passported reputation here, just get employed, wait for some of your coworkers to leave so they can be your collection of references, and keep applying to other jobs.

to get the first jobs, form an LLC and say you work for that, for some time if it works better to get to the hiring manager

I mean, you were building some stuff through college after all right? so its true, backdate it back to your sophomore year, bam 3 years experience. such ambitious, much wow

launder real experience on top of it and replace your resume with that professional validation

Cool idea, using shapen.com you could quickly generate all the 3d models