Prayag's Projects:

Hudson's Internet Upkeep is dedicated to connecting older platforms with modern services. You can, for instance, get the weather forecast through a website that looks attractive even in Internet Explorer 5.

That's the dream, at least. Hudson's was originally meant to be an experimental search engine designed to take advantage of the functionality of Apple's Sherlock; but it quickly expanded into other things, none of which are functioning at the moment. I hope to get back to working on Hudson's pages someday, but in the meantime, you can check the site out to get a taste of what was meant to be.

Here, you can browse the levels of the obscure, incredibly-hard Japan-exclusive Pikmin game, "Pikmin Puzzle Card e+", as well as watch videos of each level's solutions. The website was designed from the start to work on the Wii's Internet Channel and the Nintendo DSi Browser, and content is arranged in imitation of the game itself.

At the moment, there are only three videos available, and they are for Level 28, Level 45, and the H001 level, all under "Marching Pikmin". I'm investigating why these videos experience video-audio desyncing when played back on older computers. Things are looking promising, though! And the webpage itself is effectively finished.

I'm a psycho with high expectations, and Globe.GL and three.js weren't living up to them for me. I wanted three things at minimum: WebGL 1.0 support for 100% MAXIMUM backwards-compatibility, a day-night visualization that looked a specific way, and drag controls that feel similar to the globe that's on the Wii. Globe.GL was DEFINITELY not cutting it, and three.js didn't cut it either, so I went right to the bottom of this and took matters into my own hands.

It was a hellish exercise that lasted 1.5 months to get to the point I described above (I'll likely spend even more time adding features on, yes this globe is going to get updated), but it was WELL WORTH IT to get warmed-up to the essential math needed, and to understand how all this graphics stuff works on a deeper level. I don't regret learning all this stuff from the bottom-up, and I really admire the thought that goes into optimizing graphics now.

You should check it out!! Watch as your location transitions between day and night in real-time, and try finding the locations of your out-of-country friends by rotating the globe around. It's a surprisingly-good experience—I was told by a friend that it functions like a "digital fidget spinner", and I can personally attest to its smoothness on both desktop and mobile. The globe also hides a few secrets, like its seasonal changes, and...its reason for existence?! 🤫