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24 alternatives to VORTECON

- Kinetic desk toy with mesmerizing motion

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. VORTECON launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   MEZMOGLOBE▲4

   Kinetic desk toy with full body optical illusion

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2VJ
   Velocity.js – Accelerated JavaScript animation▲160

   2014 · velocityjs.org · its alternatives →

3. 3SA
   Stdcore, a toy container library▲54

   2017 · nedbingham.com · its alternatives →

4. 4B3
   BepuPhysics – 3D real-time physics simulation library in C#▲108

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5DR
   DIY robot to physically replay the mobile motions of users▲76

   2018 · remotion.cs.brown.edu · its alternatives →

6. 6A2
   A 2D Physics Simulator in JavaScript▲126

   2017 · htmlpreview.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7AN
   A New Basic Vim Motion▲110

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Durr▲80

   Haptic rythm bracelet for perceiving the tempo of time

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9VD
   VR demo: shooting hoops, triggering score and confetti [video]▲28

   2016 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SwapBots▲77

    Augmented reality toys for creative play

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11PP
    Particle Playground with Glowing Light▲31

    2018 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Voortex▲1

    Voortex kinetic art for your desk. Spins up to 10,000 rpm.

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13YF
    YapAnimator – Fast and friendly physics-based animator▲48

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14IT
    Interactive toy version of put.io's “Starry Night” hero animation▲23

    2017 · atesgoral.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15AD
    A double pendulum JavaScript physics simulation▲8

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16CJ
    Choreographer-JS, a simple way to handle complicated animations▲39

    2016 · christinecha.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17AP
    A pretty toy I made with canvas▲16

    2016 · johncs.xyz · its alternatives →

18. 18DJ
    De Jong Attractor visualization▲15

    2015 · cjlarose.com · its alternatives →

19. 19TM
    The most satisfying hover effect▲22

    2019 · mdbootstrap.com · its alternatives →

20. 20AA
    An Augmented Reality Hand Puppet App▲11

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

21. 21CT
    Chordata – The motion capture system that you can build yourself▲16

    2019 · chordata.cc · its alternatives →

22. 22TP
    The platform for creating motion content▲5

    2021 · contter.com · its alternatives →

23. 23KK
    ktmm (Keep That Mouse Moving!)▲11

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AA
    An Avatar game with realistic physics▲6

    2020 · fraser-greenlee.github.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →