◆The Scale of Everything
Explore scale in interactive 3D, from quarks, atoms, and DNA to people, planets, and the cosmic web.
Interactive Physics and Math: Scale, Waves, Caustics and Particles
Change one condition and watch the response.
Interactive experiments are useful for comparison. When exploring waves, light, particles or soft-body deformation, keep the viewpoint fixed and change one input at a time. Compare shape, motion and patterns of light. The Scale of Everything extends that comparison from microscopic objects to the cosmos.
This collection includes physics-inspired simulations, mathematical visualizations and artistic effects. They build intuition, but wave speed, particle count, material response and size may be adjusted. Consult the original model notes before making quantitative conclusions.
Questions to explore
- What changes when you alter only one input?
- Are you observing an object or the light produced by its interaction with the scene?
- Does the unit of observation change as the scale changes?
Experiences in this collection 8
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◆Jelly Baby
Squeeze, bounce and observe a jelly-like object in this WebGPU soft-body physics toy.
◆ORBITAL GARDEN
Observe a light sculpture inspired by particles, orbits and gravity in this artistic visualization.
◆ORBITAL GARDEN · Particle Sandbox
An interactive particle-art sandbox: morph 48,000 points of light between flowers, gravity rings and galaxies, disturb the sculpture and export moments as posters.
◆WebGL Water
Evan Wallace's signature real-time water simulation — interactive ripples, reflections and refraction; a GPU-physics classic.
◆Acko
Steven Wittens' site rendering the beauty of mathematics with WebGL.
◆TSL VFX Flames
An official TSL effects comparison: a volumetric flame beside an SDF flame, both churning in real time from a noise field.
◆Caustic Volume
A single-file three.js experiment: light refracting through a water surface to cast animated caustic patterns on the tank floor.