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Wrote a minimal, extensible Gaussian Splat renderer PR for @ThreeJS using TSL for sorting, vertex processing and fragment shading + instances. It separates the GS3D data structure from the loader and from the renderer. github.com/mrdoob/three...

Updated web3dsurvey.com, the WebGL, WebGL2 and WebGPU extension and feature tracker with a more informative homepage and added some new browser statistics.

Quick little PR to @ThreeJS to add support for retroreflective materials via the Minimal Retroreflective Microfacet Model. github.com/mrdoob/three...

Ben Houston @ben3d.ca · 2mo ago

How to optimizing @tanstack.com Start for Google Cloud Run: (1) config Nitro to bundle server files, (2) prewarm NODE_COMPILE_CACHE during docker build. Full details: ben3d.ca/blog/optimiz...

Optimizing TanStack Start for Cloud Run

TanStack Start runs on Nitro, and Nitro's default Node output can leave server code split across many files. On Google Cloud Run, that file fan-out can make cold starts painfully slow. Bundling the se...

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Proof of Possession: How to solve rampant developer token thief: ben3d.ca/blog/proof-o...

Ben Houston @ben3d.ca · 2mo ago

My painting of Ghibli-style dust gremlins for our 3 year old who loves Totoro. Simple but she thinks having them looking over her at night is “awesome!”

Today's side project is "node-prewarm" - it is a simple CLI tool for pre-populating your NODE_COMPILE_CACHE (available with @nodejs 25.4 and later) so your services startup 20% faster: ben3d.ca/blog/introdu...

node-prewarm: CLI for Node 25's Compile Cache

New in Node 25 is the node compile cache, which can deliver a 20% to 30% boost in server start-up time. I built `node-prewarm` to make that practical on real projects with minimal changes.

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Last week I worked on achieving pixel-perfect #ThreeJS import of @materialx.bsky.social files, and this week I've got pixel perfect @blender.org #MaterialX importing working. ben3d.ca/blog/pixel-p...

Transferable Pixel-Perfect Material Graphs for Blender & Three.js

How I built the MaterialX Fidelity Suite, then used it to drive pixel-perfect MaterialX support in both Three.js and Blender — including custom noise node implementations that finally close the gap be...

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Preparing a major PR to improve #ThreeJS MaterialX support significantly. In order to perfect it, I've written an open source @materialx.bsky.social Fidelity Suite inspired by the @khronos.org / @gltf.bsky.social fidelity tool: material-fidelity.ben3d.ca

MaterialX Needs a Single-File Container. Let's formalize what @polyhaven.com and @gpuopen.bsky.social material libraries are already doing with a new "mtlz" extension. Details here: ben3d.ca/blog/materia... CC: @materialx.bsky.social

MaterialX Needs a Single-File Container

MaterialX assets are multiple loose files, which breaks down in real pipelines. The community has already solved this with zip packaging. We just need to formalize it as .mtlz.

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Ben Houston @ben3d.ca · 4mo ago

MaterialX Needs a Single-File Container

MaterialX assets are multiple loose files, which breaks down in real pipelines. The community has already solved this with zip packaging. We just need to formalize it as .mtlz.

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Beta 4 of my project "Land of Assets" is live. New features: - Robust task system at extreme scale. - Webhooks for automations. - Server event streaming for tasks. - New design aesthetic across the board. landofassets.com/blog/beta_4

Ben Houston @ben3d.ca · 4mo ago

How to create a Passwordless User System. A presentation with live demo I gave this evening at ForwordJS Ottawa hosted by Fullscript: ben3d.ca/blog/passwor.... Cc: @haveibeenpwned.com

Passwordless Login System

Passwords are a shared-secret liability. Here is how to build a modern passwordless auth flow using Email OTP and Passkeys (WebAuthn), without storing passwords.

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Ben Houston @ben3d.ca · 5mo ago

HDRify, the JavaScript/TypeScript native HDR and EXR library gets luminance EXR loader support with version 0.11.0. Thank you "krapnikkk" on Github: github.com/bhouston/hdr... Try it out here: hdrify.benhouston3d.com?image=%2Fexa...

Ben Houston @ben3d.ca · 5mo ago

Beta 3 of LandOfAssets.com is live. Supports uploads of Blender .blend and USD .usdz files automated conversion between all formats. KTX2 and MeshOpt optimized GLBs now also supported. landofassets.com/blog/beta_3

Zstdify: A Pure TypeScrpt Zstd Re-Implementation Pure JavaScript/TypeScript zstd compression/decompression library. No native dependencies, works in Node.js and browsers. github.com/bhouston/zst...

HDRify, the pure JavaScript implementation of EXR, HDR, and UltraHDR Jpgs, now has its own VSCode & Cursor extensions. Preview (with tone mapping/exposure) and convert between HDR, EXR and UltraHDR Jpgs. marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa... open-vsx.org/extension/be...

Explaner: Why "Land of Assets" Standardizes on glTF for the Master Asset benhouston3d.com/blog/why-lan... #3d #gltf #landofassets

LandOfAssets Beta 2: - Support for environment map assets: EXR, HDR (via hdrify) - Asset creation wizard - Signup/login via Google - Improved styling across the board. landofassets.com

HDRify, the JavaScript library for reading/writing EXR, HDR, and UltraHDR, gets a website: hdrify.benhouston3d.com Load, convert, and preview your high dynamic range images in the browser in real-time.

Introducing HDRify. A browser/Node library for reading and writing high dynamic range formats including: - HDR - EXR (PIZ, RLE, and ZIP) - HyperJPEG (Gain Maps) Includes a CLI tool for easy conversion. www.npmjs.com/package/hdrify github.com/bhouston/hdr...

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FYI Github only has 93% uptime the last month, it is becoming a liability to rely upon it for production needs: mrshu.github.io/github-statu...

Excited to share Land of Assets, a new project I've created: landofassets.com It's 3D asset infrastructure designed for developers working with glTF. Think GitHub for your 3D models: versioning, CDN delivery, and a typed SDK. Free for public assets. Looking for initial testers now.