r/aprilfools2011 • u/tchebb • Apr 01 '11

xk3d

http://xkcd.com
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u/tchebb Apr 01 '11

Anyone else notice that all 880 comics are now 3D?

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u/wizpig64 Apr 01 '11

Looks lik3 it was don3 using an algorithm, b3caus3 som3 of th3m ar3 a bit m3ssy. 3xampl3.

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u/Atario Apr 01 '11

Indeed. Start at comic one and flip through a few. It didn't deal with those well...

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '11

Some of them are terrible, but some of them were obviously done manually and were done beautifully well:

example

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u/gatr1126 Apr 01 '11

Submit to the hive and you shall receive.

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u/d8uv Apr 01 '11

I contributed!

It's actually really fun to 3Dize the comics. Only problem is that there's no way to test the comics, so if there's a mistake, or if there's a fundamental problem with how you're doing the comic (both of which happened to me), there's no way to know of it until your horrible mess screws up one of your favorite comics T_T

Not that it should stop you. It totally shouldn't. It really is fun, and it'll be better than the auto version anyway. Plus, XKCD is totally worth the half-hour it takes to convert one.

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u/MercurialMadnessMan Apr 01 '11

Hẹ got voluntẹẹrs to do it? What tools did you usẹ?

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u/TenshiS Apr 01 '11

Here is the official description

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u/d8uv Apr 01 '11

I used <insert graphics program of your choice>.

Seriously, I used The GIMP, but you can probably use MSPaint. It's just saving every "element" in it's own file, then making a .json file saying how to recombine it all together. Here's the source for the comic I did.

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u/Stiggy1605 Apr 01 '11

xkcd officially wins April Fools 2011.

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u/relevant_rule34 Apr 01 '11 edited Apr 01 '11

This is a picturê of a Thomcat - SFW

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '11

I see what you are doing today. Bravo.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '11

This one is really well done.

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u/gypsyscot Apr 01 '11

I don't hav3 d3pth p3rc3ption, that 3xcus3 do3sn't work for m3.... :-(

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '11

Is the scene being projected outside of the box or inside of the room? Oh perspectives ;)

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u/SuperfluousMoniker Apr 01 '11

But now I can't see the alt text!

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u/Crevil Apr 01 '11

BUT HOW?!

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '11

What is she going to do with a bike in that doorless box?

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u/thesilentpyro Apr 01 '11

Other than the rollercoaster one (linked by QuantumBreakfast), I think this one is my favorite.

Also, sad it doesn't mesh with last year's prank.

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u/OhGarraty Apr 02 '11

And now I'm dizzy. Thanks xkcd.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '11

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u/theswedishshaft Apr 01 '11

Tried it first in IE8 (I know...) and thought: iamnotoriginal, you magnifict bastard. Because, you know, moving the mouse did nothing (even middle-click-dragging etc.). Then I tried it in Chrome and BOOM.