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Life & fun · September 9, 2021

A webcam made out of HTML checkboxes

A webcam made out of HTML checkboxes launched on September 9, 2021 with 202 votes, #129 of 2,941 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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A webcam made out of HTML checkboxes is a fun project that displays live video feed using clickable checkboxes as pixels. Each checkbox represents a pixel that changes state based on the brightness of the corresponding part of the video image. It's designed for anyone interested in creative web experiments and unconventional ways of visualizing video. The project stands out as an inventive proof-of-concept that combines HTML form elements with real-time video processing in an amusing and interactive way.

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