Show HN: Giving a 2D grid a 3D look – part 3

Hi everyone. This week I've been working of some fake 3D effect over a 2D grid. I don't have a goal with this, I'm just making it for fun. The original code took me less then a hour to write and every iteration about 15-30 minutes.

Today I was looking at some cool retro synthwave graphics [1] and I got inspired.

To achieve this I'm measuring the distance of each column of points to the center of the grid and giving it a random height the decreases as it approaches the center. After a row of points have passed a z value (went outside of view) I pop them, reset their z position (depth) and give it a new y positions. This way I'm creating an endless loop of mountains. I also use the z distance to color the grid in this beautiful blue to red gradient with an alpha value (so the mountains fade in instead of just appearing out of nowhere).

Well, I hope you like it.

Part 1 - https://victorribeiro.com/random

Part 2 - https://victorribeiro.com/random2

1 - https://www.google.com/search?q=retro+synth+graphics&sxsrf=A...

Don't have much to add, but enjoyed it, cool.