i've got a folder of virtual stim toys and they can be really helpful when i'm overstimulated or having a bad day, so i've decided to share them. most of these are physics simulators, sandbox games and other little interactive toys. they're all browser-based and tested on desktop, so idk how they perform on mobile. enjoy!
lava lamp and lava lamp simulator: self explanatory.
webGL fluid simulator: draw with pretty, swirly gas clouds.
3D pottery by google arts & culture: sculpt replicas of historical pieces on a virtual pottery wheel.
visualPDE: visual simulation of mathematical equations. some of my favourite presets are the gray-scott model and the damped wave equation.
david.li: physics toys, simulators and other experiments. my favourites are fluid particles and elastic man. (body horror cw for elastic man? maybe?)
origami simulator: fold, unfold and play around with origami models.
icicle bubbles: quicksilver-like bubbles that follow your mouse.
particle develop: a design tool that creates particle graphics. very late-2000s-wallpapercore. frutiger aero or whatever the kids are calling it nowadays
a particle dream: particles that interact with gravitational fields.
amiga boing balls: an interactive recreation of the amiga boing ball demo from 1984.
spherical environment mapping (matcap/litsphere) and normal mapping: play around with materials and textures on a 3D model.
smash the walls: self explanatory.
remoji: pixel graphics that follow your mouse. very nostalgic.
90's cursor effects: similar to remoji. a museum of cursor effects.
squishy earth: the earth as your stress ball. toss that mf around like pizza dough.
orb.farm: create a virtual ecosystem inside a glass orb.
bomomo: abstract art tools.
sandboxels: the most complex falling sand game i've been able to find; basically a category all on its own. i really like melting different metals together to make new alloys.
seventh sanctum: a collection of text generators. very good for OCs and writing prompts.
art palette by google arts & culture: create a colour palette and see artworks based on it.
polka dot game: eat smaller dots, avoid bigger dots.
orbs!!!!: "literally just spin orbs and split them in half!! there are no secrets or anything that's all there is to it."
dustsim: more particle/gravity shenanigans.
sandspiel: a pretty falling sand game. i like building gardens in this one :)
sketch of three.js: a collection of "interactive sketches made with three.js".
whale following mouse: a whale that follows your mouse. as seen in the "to the window, to the wall" vine.
maninthedark.com: whale following mouse, except it's a guy.
rotating sandwiches: may make you hungry.
digibouquet: generate virtual flower bouquets.
mynoise: adjustable noise generators. white noise, pink noise, rain, machinery, different environments, ambient music, you name it, they've got it.
