# Bruno Simon 3D Portfolio Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/bruno-simon-3d-portfolio/ 26 people recommended Bruno Simon 3D Portfolio in Hacker News comments, 12 had mixed feelings and 15 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. 26 of the 26 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Bruno Simon – 3D Portfolio”. **Verdict:** Recommended for its playable 3D browser world and as a showcase of Three.js skills. Caveat: heavy on resources, with lag and load problems on some devices and browsers. Summary written by Claude from 46 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Smooth on many devices (11 comments in the sample): "8GB M3 MacBookAir runs it smoothly, with only a few seconds of loading." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46210225)) "It worked surprisingly well on ddg browser, iOS, iPhone mini 12" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46207757)) "Works fine in Chrome on both my W11 and MacOS 15.7.2 machines." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46208778)) - Strong design and engineering (4 comments in the sample): "There's a strongly consistent art style, and just generally… seems pretty polished." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46207429)) "I really appreciated the attention to detail and joy that clearly went into it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46211042)) "His design and engineering skills are next level." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46214407)) - Impressive 3D browser showcase (3 comments in the sample): "an exceptionally good example of what you can do with 3D in a browser" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46210573)) "Bruno's site is a ridiculously neat thing to see in a web browser." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46225688)) "How many cooler 3D websites do you know?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46215604)) - Fun, intuitive 3D driving experience (2 comments in the sample): "The unique UX of the site, driving around in a 3D car, is what makes this site go viral on occasion." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46213118)) "It's fun, intuitive, and technically impressive." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46229194)) ## What people warn about - Fails or freezes in some browsers (4 comments in the sample): "It was very laggy for me in Firefox on Windows, but played smoothly in Chrome." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46214826)) "I couldn't get it to load (beyond the grid/circle background) on Safari/Mac" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46207260)) "on desktop it does not work in Firefox, but only in Chrome" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46218628)) - Hard to navigate, clumsy UX (3 comments in the sample): "I actually find it pretty bad as a website. The UX for navigating and all that, it's bad." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46212373)) "it's actually quite cumbersome with high effort for low signal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46212067)) "It’s slow as molasses and difficult to navigate." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46208738)) - Lags and stutters on phones (3 comments in the sample): "it lags a bit on my phone with a Snapdragon 855 and 12 GB of RAM" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46217692)) "loading took 30 seconds and too many studders/lag on my phone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46208994)) "There’s a surprising amount of stutter and lag on iOS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46215750)) - Slow to load (2 comments in the sample): "Today, I loaded the site up and spend about 30 seconds on it before deciding "this is cool!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46208154)) "it takes so long to load that I've closed the tab before seeing anything" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46226792)) ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Bruno Simon 3D Portfolio", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bruno-simon-3d-portfolio/ (26 recommend, 12 mixed, 15 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.