Dev builds Mumbai 3D manga background generator with Claude Opus: 25 landmarks, 4 styles
CurieuxExplorer · x · 2026-10-15
A developer used Claude Opus to build a Mumbai-inspired 3D background generator that turns real-world map data into walkable manga-style scenes.
Highlights:
- 25 iconic Mumbai locations (Colaba to Powai) plus custom locations, with an OpenStreetMap mode for real streets and buildings
- 4 styles (Colour, Colour + Line, Line, Manga Tone) × 4 settings (Morning, Golden Hour, Monsoon, Night)
- 11 building types, 4 crowd density levels, 12–135mm camera lenses
- Export up to 4800px PNG or full 3D models
The author also previously prompted the model with a single master prompt to build a living Mumbai open-world digital twin: custom GLSL shaders for the sea and night sky, 100+ taxis/auto-rickshaws/buses obeying traffic signals, clickable 3D trains with camera lock, and a real-time Web Audio synth — all in a single HTML file running at 60 FPS.
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