--- title: WebXR retro computer simulation | daily.dev description: The post discusses the XR Beeb project, which is a 3D web simulation of the BBC Micro computer using Three.js and WebXR. The author describes the background of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/webxr-retro-computer-simulation-erxdtn6iy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: WebXR retro computer simulation | daily.dev og:description: The post discusses the XR Beeb project, which is a 3D web simulation of the BBC Micro computer using Three.js and WebXR. The author describes the background of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/webxr-retro-computer-simulation-erxdtn6iy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ErxDtn6Iy.png og:image:alt: WebXR retro computer simulation og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # WebXR retro computer simulation **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 10 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The post discusses the XR Beeb project, which is a 3D web simulation of the BBC Micro computer using Three.js and WebXR. The author describes the background of the project, the 3D model creation process, sound design, shaders, and the optimization process. The project initially gained traction with the non-VR version and later added VR support. Performance optimization was necessary to ensure smooth running on VR headsets. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#retrocomputing](https://daily.dev/tags/retrocomputing), [#threejs](https://daily.dev/tags/threejs), [#vr](https://daily.dev/tags/vr) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/webxr-retro-computer-simulation-erxdtn6iy) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"WebXR retro computer simulation","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/webxr-retro-computer-simulation-erxdtn6iy","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/webxr-retro-computer-simulation-erxdtn6iy"},"datePublished":"2024-04-12T20:19:16.008Z","dateModified":"2026-04-02T02:17:04.848Z","description":"The post discusses the XR Beeb project, which is a 3D web simulation of the BBC Micro computer using Three.js and WebXR. The author describes the background of...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/52939d8e34dbb423637a83813a98f20b?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/52939d8e34dbb423637a83813a98f20b?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Lobsters","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Lobsters","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--tl8v_Fku--/f_auto,t_logo/v1698841318/logos/lobste.jpg","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/webxr-retro-computer-simulation-erxdtn6iy","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"retrocomputing,threejs,vr","timeRequired":"PT10M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lobsters","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"WebXR retro computer simulation"}]} ```