SGI demos from long ago in the browser via WASM
6 hours ago
- #Emscripten
- #SGI
- #RetroComputing
- SGI demos from the past are now running in modern browsers using Emscripten and SDL2.
- The demos use an IRIS GL software rasterizer from the Alice 4 project for rendering.
- Each demo is a separate web page with its own Javascript + WASM compiled from original C/C++ source.
- Listed demos include Flight, Newave, and Arena, each with specific limitations.
- Instructions provided for building the demos on macOS (using Homebrew) and Windows (using MSYS2).
- Future plans include rendering via OpenGLES/WebGL, adding more demos, and improving UI features like popup menus and virtual controls.
- Acknowledgments to SGI employees, Alice 4 team, Emscripten/SDL teams, and digital archives for preserving history.