Oracle – a photorealistic browser for every Magic card ever printed

22 pointsposted 14 hours ago
by egstad
(magic-oracle.com)

11 Comments

ticulatedspline

13 hours ago

Fun, though a bit much for eye candy that doesn't really serve any purpose. https://gatherer.wizards.com/ has all the same info in a much snappier package.

offhand 2 complaints. that particle logo eats 5% of my CPU while it's visible. clicking a card is full screen like I left the page, but didn't so I can't use the back on my browser to go back to the grid.

egstad

12 hours ago

thanks for looking! i know gatherer and scryfall well - great tools! i wanted something that felt a bit more cinematic and photorealistic.

on the cpu, mind sharing what you're running? i'm on an m1 mba and i'm far from that number.

cards open in lightbox, so esc gets you back to grid. common pattern, but appreciate your feedback and will consider adding it as a route.

thanks again!

aselimov3

9 hours ago

I was also getting confused. No obvious marker to close card so I instinctively pressed back twice and got back to HN. Would try to keep exploring but I'll definitely forget and do it again.

egstad

7 hours ago

noted! thanks for browsing and for the input here.

pmkary

9 hours ago

The heading logo is the best thing I have seen in a long time.

egstad

7 hours ago

appreciate that. was a labor of love!

demibabs

11 hours ago

Looks really polished, nice. I just wish the cards loaded a bit faster.

egstad

10 hours ago

the 3d renderer is a bit greedy, but i’ve got a few ideas here. thanks for giving it a spin and for the input!