3D web design

It's no mistake that we store our work in 'folders' and navbars are designed with 'buttons'. Metaphors from the real world make computers easier to use. So when it comes to navigating websites, what could be more intuitive than a 3D environment that you appear to walk through?

Click on the reduced screengrabs below, or the text titles, to see the examples of various 3D webdesign technologies.

Make a 3D anaglyph website

I've created an anaglyph website using pure CSS. You can read my detailed tutorial on how to use text-shadow and rgba colours to create anaglyph text.

3DML

Explore this simple 3DML World using the free Flatland Rover plug-in.

3D panorama

Learn how to make 3D panorama wraparound photos and embed them in a free Java applet

VRML sitemap

This walkthrough VRML Sitemap was made using a freeware program called Citemap. You'll need a VRML plug-in.

Credits

Visit www.sean.co.uk for free chapters from Sean's coding books (including Mission Python, Scratch Programming in Easy Steps and Coder Academy) and more!

Discover my latest books

100 Top Tips: Microsoft Excel

Power up your Microsoft Excel skills with this powerful pocket-sized book of tips that will save you time and help you learn more from your spreadsheets.

Scratch Programming IES

This book, now fully updated for Scratch 3, will take you from the basics of the Scratch language into the depths of its more advanced features. A great way to start programming.

Mission Python

Code a space adventure game in this Python programming book published by No Starch Press.

Cool Scratch Projects in Easy Steps

Discover how to make 3D games, create mazes, build a drum machine, make a game with cartoon animals and more!

Raspberry Pi For Dummies

Set up your Raspberry Pi, then learn how to use the Linux command line, Scratch, Python, Sonic Pi, Minecraft and electronics projects with it.

Earworm

In this entertaining techno-thriller, Sean McManus takes a slice through the music industry: from the boardroom to the stage; from the studio to the record fair.

Scratch Homeschooling resources

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Sean's Scratch Resources

Tips, tutorials and free book chapters for Scratch, a coding language widely used in schools.