I turned GitHub contribution history into a driveable 3D city
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HN · launched Jul 2, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 89%) · 0 views
Niche: technical data visualization tools · 49 launches, 3 in the last 7 days ▼ -57% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Content generation
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes Fetching public GitHub contribution data via the GraphQL API and mapping the commit counts to 3D extruded boxes in Three.js or Babylon.js with basic driving controls is standard creative coding.
Discussion
4 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: GraphQL (for embedding GitHub contribution history visualizations)
Concerns raised: How is this different from existing projects?, UI feels like vibe coding (lacks intentional design)
Feature requests: Drive through 3D contribution city visualization, No GitHub login required (username-only access)
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 597 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #531 of 598 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 240 days after the earliest competitor.
- gitropolis · github · 2026-10-20 · 23 upvotes · similarity 0.64
- skyline · github · 2026-10-03 · 17 upvotes · similarity 0.59
- I turned GitHub Actions into a Minecraft hosting service · hn · 2025-11-17 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.56
- tungstenee · github · 2026-10-09 · 18 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- I remade my blog into a Windows 3.1 environment · hn · 2026-04-26 · 32 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- Gitstock–Transform you GitHub commit history into K-line and animations · hn · 2026-06-30 · 27 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- difi · hn · 2026-02-03 · 46 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- MyGitDiff · github · 2026-09-10 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.50
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