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Our goal: To become one of the most fun places in the world to code.
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3. Making an Avatar
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By "3D Game Program...
Created: 16 Aug 2018
Modified: 24 Mar 2019
Port of code "building_an_avatar" from Ch.3
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By "3D Game Program...
Created: 16 Aug 2018
Modified: 24 Mar 2019
Port of code "building_an_avatar" from Ch.3
A star
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 1 May 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
"A Star" algorithm to find shortest path through maze.
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 1 May 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
"A Star" algorithm to find shortest path through maze.
Breadth-first se...
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 30 Apr 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
Breadth-first search for "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon".
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 30 Apr 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
Breadth-first search for "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon".
CELLS WITH MIND ...
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By Enhanced
Created: 10 Jul 2018
Modified: 10 Jul 2018
Cells is a game about cells trying to infect each other. It offers a playground for minds to com...
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By Enhanced
Created: 10 Jul 2018
Modified: 10 Jul 2018
Cells is a game about cells trying to infect each other. It offers a playground for minds to com...
An online coding platform
Ancient Brain is an online coding and hosting platform for everyone.
See Intro
and List of features.
Coders:
Make 3D worlds
and share them with friends.
Clone and edit other people's worlds.
Make touch mobile games.
Embed your worlds on other sites.
Teachers:
Run courses in
coding and
coding for kids and
AI coding.
Run programming practicals in 3D or 2D or text,
with many features
designed for teachers.
Safely edit and run student code.
Learners:
Do courses in
coding and
coding for kids and
AI coding.
Clone other people's worlds and change one or two lines.
What's the worst that could happen?
Gamers:
Play the endless game worlds the coders make.
Come and browse an ever-growing archive of games.
Researchers:
Upload problems, tender for solutions, test and rank them.
Make
hybrid AI systems
from the code of multiple authors.
Enough talk. Show me a video!
OK, here is a high-level introduction.
This does not assume you have ever coded, or ever heard of JavaScript graphics (what is behind this site).
How to code
Click below to learn how to code on this site.
Basically, there is a choice of "libraries" that you can use.
Skip the intro, let us decide the library, and go straight to the starter tutorial (with videos):
Programming course
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Ancient Brain has a course in how to program from scratch.
You will get to make "Worlds" like the following. Click on them to run them.
Tutorial 2.1
295 runs ♦ 1 like
By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 4 Sep 2018
Modified: 4 Sep 2018
Variables in p5.js (mouseX, mouseY)
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 4 Sep 2018
Modified: 4 Sep 2018
Variables in p5.js (mouseX, mouseY)
Tutorial 2.5
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 4 Sep 2018
Modified: 4 Sep 2018
The random() Function
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 4 Sep 2018
Modified: 4 Sep 2018
The random() Function
Tutorial 7.8 variant
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 6 Sep 2018
Modified: 11 Sep 2018
Tutorial 7.8 with music and other uploaded images, including from other users. Click on the images.
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 6 Sep 2018
Modified: 11 Sep 2018
Tutorial 7.8 with music and other uploaded images, including from other users. Click on the images.
Tutorial 7.3
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 5 Sep 2018
Modified: 5 Sep 2018
Arrays of Objects
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 5 Sep 2018
Modified: 5 Sep 2018
Arrays of Objects
AI course
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Ancient Brain has a set of AI programming exercises, with videos and notes.
For use in any AI course.
You will get to modify "Worlds" like the following. Click on them to run them.
Character recogn...
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 5 Jul 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
Neural network to do character recognition from image database and from handwriting in real-time.
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 5 Jul 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
Neural network to do character recognition from image database and from handwriting in real-time.
GA (Finnegans Wake)
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 2 May 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
Genetic Algorithm to write the first line of Finnegans Wake.
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 2 May 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
Genetic Algorithm to write the first line of Finnegans Wake.
Breadth-first se...
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 30 Apr 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
Breadth-first search with a Force-directed graph.
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 30 Apr 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
Breadth-first search with a Force-directed graph.
A star
1189 runs ♦ 1 like
By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 1 May 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
"A Star" algorithm to find shortest path through maze.
1189 runs ♦ 1 like
By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 1 May 2019
Modified: 15 Dec 2019
"A Star" algorithm to find shortest path through maze.
WebGL course
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Ancient Brain has a short course in JavaScript 3D graphics ("WebGL") programming.
You will get to make "Worlds" like the following. Click on them to run them.
Tutorial 18.3
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 9 Sep 2018
Modified: 9 Sep 2018
Light and Material
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 9 Sep 2018
Modified: 9 Sep 2018
Light and Material
Tutorial 18.5
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 9 Sep 2018
Modified: 2 Jun 2019
Camera and Perspective
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 9 Sep 2018
Modified: 2 Jun 2019
Camera and Perspective
Tutorial 18.7
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 9 Sep 2018
Modified: 11 Sep 2018
Tutorial 18.7 with full canvas, resized model, sound. Texture on box is image from another user.
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 9 Sep 2018
Modified: 11 Sep 2018
Tutorial 18.7 with full canvas, resized model, sound. Texture on box is image from another user.
Tutorial 18.8
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 9 Sep 2018
Modified: 9 Sep 2018
3D Custom Shapes
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Created: 9 Sep 2018
Modified: 9 Sep 2018
3D Custom Shapes
Starter Worlds for Three.js
These are the main "Starter Worlds" that use the Three.js library (which tends to give the most advanced graphics).
You can Clone and Edit all of these and change their code. Look for a section at the top called the "Tweaker's Box". This contains the easiest things to change.
Blank Three.js World
991 runs ♦ 2 likes
By Starter user
Created: 20 Nov 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
A simple starter World. An Array of spheres. Painted with textures. Random motion.
991 runs ♦ 2 likes
By Starter user
Created: 20 Nov 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
A simple starter World. An Array of spheres. Painted with textures. Random motion.
One Cube World (...
817 runs ♦ 2 likes
By Starter user
Created: 11 Apr 2018
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Simple starter World (Three.js version). Cube of random color. Built-in camera control.
817 runs ♦ 2 likes
By Starter user
Created: 11 Apr 2018
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Simple starter World (Three.js version). Cube of random color. Built-in camera control.
User-controlled ...
512 runs ♦ 2 likes
By Starter user
Created: 12 Feb 2017
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
3d model World. User controlled on desktop. Keyboard arrows to move. Switch to "Move with" camer...
512 runs ♦ 2 likes
By Starter user
Created: 12 Feb 2017
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
3d model World. User controlled on desktop. Keyboard arrows to move. Switch to "Move with" camer...
Touch World
319 runs ♦ 1 like
By Starter user
Created: 6 Jan 2018
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
How to override default touch handling. Mobile: Touch drag moves agent, touch pinch zooms camera...
319 runs ♦ 1 like
By Starter user
Created: 6 Jan 2018
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
How to override default touch handling. Mobile: Touch drag moves agent, touch pinch zooms camera...
Websockets boxes
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By Starter user
Created: 29 Feb 2020
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Demo of Websockets in 3D World. Click to change the boxes on the other user's machine, while the...
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By Starter user
Created: 29 Feb 2020
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Demo of Websockets in 3D World. Click to change the boxes on the other user's machine, while the...
Complex World
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By Starter user
Created: 1 Oct 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
World with a Mind-controlled agent, actively-pursuing enemy, random maze, skybox, music.
4031 runs ♦ 3 likes
By Starter user
Created: 1 Oct 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
World with a Mind-controlled agent, actively-pursuing enemy, random maze, skybox, music.
MineCraft
710 runs ♦ 2 likes
By Starter user
Created: 27 Nov 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Use keyboard to draw blocks like in MineCraft. Use arrow keys and PgUp, PgDn to draw. Can save w...
710 runs ♦ 2 likes
By Starter user
Created: 27 Nov 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Use keyboard to draw blocks like in MineCraft. Use arrow keys and PgUp, PgDn to draw. Can save w...
Model World
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By Starter user
Created: 8 Nov 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Demo of how to insert 3d models into World. Mind-controlled agent, actively-pursuing enemy. Skybox.
607 runs ♦ 2 likes
By Starter user
Created: 8 Nov 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Demo of how to insert 3d models into World. Mind-controlled agent, actively-pursuing enemy. Skybox.
Castle World
544 runs ♦ 4 likes
By Starter user
Created: 11 Nov 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Demo of how to insert 3d model into World. Mind-controlled agent, actively-pursuing enemy. Splas...
544 runs ♦ 4 likes
By Starter user
Created: 11 Nov 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Demo of how to insert 3d model into World. Mind-controlled agent, actively-pursuing enemy. Splas...
Zombie Death Baby
466 runs ♦ 1 like
By Starter user
Created: 11 Jun 2018
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
How to make a fun touch game for mobile. Touch drag and tap objects. Mouse drag and click object...
466 runs ♦ 1 like
By Starter user
Created: 11 Jun 2018
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
How to make a fun touch game for mobile. Touch drag and tap objects. Mouse drag and click object...
Simple World
1280 runs ♦ 2 likes
By Starter user
Created: 1 Oct 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Simple World with a Mind-controlled agent, randomly-moving enemy, paint blocks with texture.
1280 runs ♦ 2 likes
By Starter user
Created: 1 Oct 2016
Modified: 3 Jan 2021
Simple World with a Mind-controlled agent, randomly-moving enemy, paint blocks with texture.
Random Worlds
Here are some random Worlds that have had more than 10 runs. Reload for more.
My One Cube World
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By Uzair Ali
Created: 8 Nov 2018
Modified: 8 Nov 2018
Clone of "One Cube World" by Starter user
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By Uzair Ali
Created: 8 Nov 2018
Modified: 8 Nov 2018
Clone of "One Cube World" by Starter user
Perceptron (clon...
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By anish kumar
Created: 1 Dec 2020
Modified: 2 Dec 2020
Clone of "Perceptron" by "Coding Train" project
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By anish kumar
Created: 1 Dec 2020
Modified: 2 Dec 2020
Clone of "Perceptron" by "Coding Train" project
Breadth-first se...
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By Tom McAllister
Created: 20 Oct 2020
Modified: 22 Oct 2020
Clone of "Breadth-first search (Kevin Bacon)" by "Coding Train" project
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By Tom McAllister
Created: 20 Oct 2020
Modified: 22 Oct 2020
Clone of "Breadth-first search (Kevin Bacon)" by "Coding Train" project
tuitef2 2.12 deb...
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By tuitef2
Created: 11 Mar 2019
Modified: 11 Mar 2019
Clone of "2.11 debugging faze" by Mikey Dowling
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By tuitef2
Created: 11 Mar 2019
Modified: 11 Mar 2019
Clone of "2.11 debugging faze" by Mikey Dowling
BarryMcNamara_19...
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By barry
Created: 21 Dec 2019
Modified: 22 Dec 2019
Clone of "Character recognition neural network" by "Coding Train" project
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By barry
Created: 21 Dec 2019
Modified: 22 Dec 2019
Clone of "Character recognition neural network" by "Coding Train" project
Tutorial 18.2
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 9 Sep 2018
Modified: 9 Sep 2018
3D Geometries
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By "Coding Train" p...
Created: 9 Sep 2018
Modified: 9 Sep 2018
3D Geometries
Binary Tree
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By Harpreet Singh
Created: 8 Oct 2019
Modified: 8 Oct 2019
Clone of "Binary tree" by "Coding Train" project
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By Harpreet Singh
Created: 8 Oct 2019
Modified: 8 Oct 2019
Clone of "Binary tree" by "Coding Train" project
My first work on P5
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By Shamsul Abedin
Created: 26 Oct 2019
Modified: 26 Oct 2019
One Cube World using P5
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By Shamsul Abedin
Created: 26 Oct 2019
Modified: 26 Oct 2019
One Cube World using P5
One Cube World A...
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By Aoife Doherty
Created: 11 Oct 2020
Modified: 11 Oct 2020
Clone of "One Cube World (P5)" by Starter user - cloned 11/10
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By Aoife Doherty
Created: 11 Oct 2020
Modified: 11 Oct 2020
Clone of "One Cube World (P5)" by Starter user - cloned 11/10
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