Tetherball
Jun 11, 2021
tags: gadget, coding, simulation, threejs
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One of my favorite memories of being a kid at summer camp was the intense competition around who was at the top of the tetherball chain. In this project, I set forth to recreate tetherball using a mouse press to hit the ball. Unfortunately, it was my first time attempting physics with threejs, and it didn't quite agree with me. I still have a lot to learn both about both numerical integration and navigating the mechanics of threejs. It isn't perfect, but there's a ball, and there's a tether. What more could you ask for, really?
Click here to open the gadget.
![screenshot of gadget](/static/1704f4f5446b6951f81c3ae7bfb51aec/8c557/tetherball-screenshot.png)