virtual-cube.net released

[yellowdumpstet]

Hello, Cubers!

I've recently published virtual-cube.net, an online rubiks that allows you to learn and practice your cubing skills virtually. I used Antoine Gaubert’s cube for the basic animation but coded the mouse and keyboard movements to support many more features.



Base features

• You can input an algorithm into the algorithm bar and the cube will perform it.
• The Auto-Solve feature is my best attempt at making the cube solve using the CFOP method. You can adjust the turn speed to make it solve faster or slower.
• There are undo and redo buttons in case you misturn.

Cubes

• Basic 2x2 and 3x3.
• Shape/Color mods (e.g. Sandwich Cube, Christmas Cube).
• Bandaged mods.

Turning

• The keyboard and button turning works with any cube. You can select between the default keyboard (which has the CS Timer keybinding) and a more beginner-friendly alternative keyboard.
• The mouse turning works on any non-shape/color mod.
• For keyboard turning, you can give yourself restrictions, such as double turns only or making the cube turn like a 3x3x2. You can give yourself similar restrictions with the scrambling, such as making it only scramble the last layer.
• Press Settings to see all the keyboard hotkeys.

Custom Bandage/Shape Mod

• For the custom shape, you can adjust the color of a side and the appearance of a cuby.
• For the custom bandaging, you can even create bandage cubies that usually cannot be physically bandaged. For example, you can bandage 2 corners together.

Stats Mode

• See, analyze, and delete your times.

Speed Mode

• You are given 4 challenges, and your time is the sum of the times it takes to complete the 4 challenges. This is a good way to practice OLL/PLL.
• Bot Racing: Race against the Auto-Solver with your own physical cube! You can adjust how fast the Auto-Solver solves, and it simulates a race.

Fewest Moves Challenge

• Given a short scramble, you must figure out an efficient way to solve it.

Position ID

• Every valid position is marked with an text-based ID. You can copy the ID and save it somewhere in case you want to get back to the same position.
• ID generator: Use this to generate an ID for your real cube. The program will use the webcam to calibrate the colors and then take a picture of all the faces to generate it. If the camera incorrectly detects a color, you can press the detected color to manually adjust it.
  • You can even fool it to generate impossible positions!
• You can technically use this to solve your own cube if you don’t know how to do it. Generate the corresponding position in the virtual cube and follow the Auto-Solver’s steps. You might want to add a bit of delay to make it easy to follow.

I made this cube because I wanted an easy way to practice cubing online. Hope you find this fun/useful! Let me know if you have any suggestions.

 

[yellowdumpstet]

I have made some updates to virtual-cube.net that I'd like to share with you all!

General Changes

• Improved UI
• Fullscreen capability
• Got rid of annoying diagonal lines
• Autosolver slightly more efficient
• Website is responsive to resizing window
• Made it work better on mobile
• Sound works on all platforms
• Ability to customize color of all backgrounds/text

Login System

• Log in to save your settings and high-score data across multiple devices!
• Settings/high score data will automatically be saved in the same device without logging in.

Weekly Challenge

• Weekly Scramble: Everyone gets the same scramble for a week! You have unlimited attempts to trim down your time as much as possible.
• Daily Scramble: ONE ATTEMPT each day for a random scramble. Hope today is your lucky day!

 

[yellowdumpstet]

Another round of huge updates to the virtual-cube.net!!

Creating and Playing the 2 Player Battle

Multiplayer Games

• 2 Player Battle: Select from 8+ cubes for yourself and your opponent. These cubes can be different - if you feel your opponent is more of a beginner, pick an easier cube for them. Includes a live opponent perspective during solves, and live progress/time reports.
• Group Battle: Select from 8+ for everyone to solve. (Everyone solves the same cube). Unlimited Room Capacity. Includes live progress/time reports.
• Team Blind: A team of 2 players takes turns being blind. Every 15 seconds, the team gets to switch who is blind. Only the blindfolded player can turn the cube.
• All games include a chat feature where you can send text, emotes, and screenshots to aid teamwork/trash talk

New Cubes

• Added 4x4, 5x5
• Added 1x4x4, 2x2x3, 2x2x4, 2x3x4, 3x3x2, 3x3x4, 3x3x5, Earth Cube

Autosolve Racing

• You can now race the autosolver with the virtual cube (before it was just using a physical one)
• Adjust average speed of autosolver to match your solve speeds

Marathons

• 8 types of cubes, add up your times, how fast can you go? I've gotten 85.90 in the Shape Marathon and 451.70 in the Bandage Marathon.

Blind Challenge

• If you want to practice look ahead, this is the challenge for you. See how few "peeks" you need in order to solve a 2x2, a 3x3, and more.

OLL/PLL Practice

• Select the OLLs, PLLs, and PBLs you want to practice.
• Gives you the recommended algorithm according to Jperm's website

More information about changes at https://virtual-cube.net/devlog.html