ballin
Games
terminal physics simulation
SHOW HN2026
75points
15comments
#889of 4,366 in 2026
Top 21%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
5 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Docs: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Braille subcharacter rendering is a clever approach
From 2 comments
The choice of Braille is very clever. I once failed a typography class for using Braille in a final design project that was supposed to create a sequence of images representing a…
noduerme on HNI didn't realize that, haven't thought about ASCII/ANSI art since the 90s, but the concept of using it for subcharacter animation is clever. Cheers. [edit] Odd question. I have…
noduerme on HN
Prompts shared in PROMPTS.md are a useful learning resource
From 2 comments
Reading your workflow described in PROMPTS.md was insightful. I appreciate how much thought goes into each follow-up, including the manual steps after each invocation.
nebezb on HNI just wanted to chime in and thank you for sharing your prompts like that! It feels like which prompts people are using (even from developers on the same team) is often opaque.…
alook on HN
Reminds commenters of a classic 1992 demo
From 2 comments
The effect reminds me of the classic Fishtro demo by Future Crew from 1992: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUjRpLn2qWo
allenu on HNI remember that demo - thanks for the nostalgic flash back!
catoc on HN
Objections
Project is AI-coded and the disclosure should be more prominent
From 1 comment
Thanks for mentioning that this was ai coded but please put it further up in the description. Makes it easier to avoid projects like these. Thanks.
xyzsparetimexyz on HN
Colors are hard to see in some terminals
From 1 comment
The color contrast between the ANSI colors and the terminal backgrounds for some terminals make it so the colors are hard to see.
minimaxir on HN
Requests
Use it as an Omarchy screensaver
From 1 comment
Claude, slopcode me an Omarchy screensaver using this. Make it so!
mhuffman on HN
Build a terminal Plasma Pong
From 1 comment
Now, this makes me think of a thing I never knew I wanted: Plasma Pong, but in the terminal.
nvader on HN