torus - Rotating 3D torus rendered in terminal with Kitty Graphics Protocol

Show HN: Rotating torus in terminal (but with kitty graphics protocol)

torus - Rotating 3D torus rendered in terminal with Kitty Graphics Protocol

torus is a terminal-based 3D renderer that displays a rotating torus using the Kitty Graphics Protocol. It streams real-time graphics to your terminal, now with enhanced visuals including colors and dual lighting. The project demonstrates how to encode and transmit images via base64, offering a fun and educational look into terminal graphics. Perfect for developers and tinkerers, it's a cool way to bring 3D graphics to the command line.

With a real image rendering I could finally see what was happening, and it was much easier to visually debug and also add cool stuff like colors and a second light.

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