It's a bird, it's a plane - it's 3D Opera Man!

October 17, 2011 · by Anna Rohleder

One of the coolest new features in Opera 12 to get its own sneak preview last week at Up North Web was support for WebGL, an extension of JavaScript that allows it to render 3D graphics in a browser. To show it in action we put a serious-looking dude in a mask, gave him a belt full of weapons and sent him on a mission.... to find a t-shirt for himself.

Video on YouTube

Alas! Shopping choices are limited when you're a 3D action figure living inside a browser - even when it's Opera.

Readers' comments 13

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Remco LantingMonday, October 17, 2011 1:48:24 PM
Now that we have WebGL in Opera, is this demo on-line somewhere so we can run it ourselves?
olasadeMonday, October 17, 2011 3:19:00 PM
This unbelievable waoo! I this from moon or astra-world? I love the pics.
WanMonday, October 17, 2011 4:30:13 PM
Wow. Very impressive. So where is the link for people to test it? Is the demo open-source as well, or will it be?
Enoch 'Robot Boy' Appiah JuniorMonday, October 17, 2011 4:42:34 PM
beautiful!
Tiago Joao SilvaMonday, October 17, 2011 7:12:10 PM
No driver for my laptop, no WebGL for me...
Phillip Robert O'ConnerMonday, October 17, 2011 8:49:23 PM
That Was Surprising Cool.Awesomer Work Opera U Rock So Frigging Awesome. of The Modran Web
Charles SchlossMonday, October 17, 2011 9:17:04 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Happy.gif -
RisantoTuesday, October 18, 2011 1:56:57 AM
Wooww ..
Jeerapat sripumngoenTuesday, October 18, 2011 4:37:38 AM
Wow...
I like it!
Anna RohlederTuesday, October 18, 2011 8:01:29 AM
Originally posted by remcolanting:

Now that we have WebGL in Opera, is this demo on-line somewhere so we can run it ourselves?

Right now this is just a "sneak peak" of what is to come... but please watch this space for more news and updates in the near future!
bgodoleTuesday, October 18, 2011 12:12:44 PM
Originally posted by AnnaMetro:

Originally posted by remcolanting:
Now that we have WebGL in Opera, is this demo on-line somewhere so we can run it ourselves?

Right now this is just a "sneak peak" of what is to come... but please watch this space for more news and updates in the near future!
And... according to its creator, we may expect it in early November: http://twitter.com/#!/erikjmoller/status/124537787306356738.
Mercy TitorWednesday, October 19, 2011 10:06:22 AM
Dis's kul, keep d gud work goin.
JulianThursday, October 20, 2011 5:30:53 AM
Opera has its own robot