𝗜 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗔 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝘅 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗹.𝗳𝘂𝗻'𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽

𝗜 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗔 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝘅 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗹.𝗳𝘂𝗻'𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽

I visited Neal Agarwal's Cursor Camp a few months ago. Some websites take over your afternoon. I spent two hours watching cursors wander. They kicked soccer balls. They sat by fires.

I wondered if the world lived on after I closed the tab.

I built CursorCamp Sandbox. It is a browser companion. I used Canvas 2D, SVG, and TypeScript. No game engines. Curiosity led to 6,000 lines of code.

I wanted a version you visit again. I added persistence and more secrets.

Here is what I built:

• 55 AI campers.
• Each has 5 movement states.
• They wander between points.
• They chase soccer balls.

The camera system was the hardest part. The world is 8,000 by 5,000 pixels. Centering on the player felt wrong. I used a dead-zone approach. The camera pans when your cursor hits the edge.

Build something when you see creative work you love. Do not clone it. Make your own version. Coding is more fun this way.

The sandbox is free: https://www.cursorcamp-sandbox.com

Tech: React, Next.js, TypeScript.

Source: https://dev.to/dundunup/i-built-a-sandbox-for-nealfuns-cursor-camp-heres-what-happened-276k