Vijay's Virtual Vibes formerly Vijay's Hub of Relaxation is a portal into a world of visually pleasing, aesthetic and intriguing websites, games, fun projects, soundscapes and other assorted jewels found on the pavement of what the Nineties folks called the Information Superhighway. Using a special pseudo-random (as random on a computer as you can get) algorithm built in JavaScript - along with a very THICC array, a simple click on the site will take you to any one of several thousand visual, aural, strange, weird and wonderful websites, specially selected and curated by the site's creator, Vijay.
VVV made its appearance on our computer screens during the wild ride that was the COVID-19 pandemic in Ilford, England, UK, back in late 2021. It all started when the author, looking for a mind-blowing visual fix after one Excel spreadsheet too many, stumbled upon a bunch of visually alluring websites he dubbed 'stress busters'. He saved a little collection that grew and grew until it horrifically mutated into this amazing site. These little havens weren't just for admiring digital art—they were like virtual chill pills, providing a much-needed escape from the chaos caused by the virus that had the whole world doing the "Pandemic Polka" (and also from panicky managers and marketers). Armed with coding skills acquired in the quest to work smarter (not harder), this site's creator decided to turn website-making into a fun hobby. No more bog-standard corporate tools—now it's all about creating a virtual wonderland that's part art gallery, part stress-relief oasis. And voila! Vijay's Virtual Vibes (VVV) was born. Fast forward to today, and VVV is like a digital carnival (think Dopamine Land meets the Tate Gallery, but on your lappy), featuring everything from quirky artworks on platforms like CodePen, OpenProcessing, GLSL Sandbox, and NEORT, to mind-bending virtual experiences by the likes of Kitasenju Design, Chris Shier, Ryu Ikeda, Mr. Doob, and a whole bunch of other creative misfits. We've got artists, creators, coders, and even a few bored script junkies—all united in the pursuit of virtual awesomeness. But that's not the end of the story! VVV is not just about visuals; it's an off-the-chain website party with games, random generators, leftfield content, and the occasional YouTube gem. And guess what? I've also chucked in some of my own homemade virtual vibes—sites I coded myself or put together using other people's genius I stumbled upon online. There's also sites from family and friends such as their business and project sites. Plus funny feline Insta reels, weird videos, and other fun goodies. Everything goes in, especially the kitchen sink. VVV owes its inspiration to the legendary Sharkle.com, another haven for random arty web content. So, if you're in the mood for a delightful digital journey, hit up VVV and give Sharkle a nod too—they're the OGs of the virtual vibe scene!
So how does VVV get its content? The sites are drawn from across the internet, including Reddit's Internet is Beautiful sub, Twitter, CodePen, the Discourse @ three.js forum and GLSL Sandbox, as well as random searches on search engines and by-chance discoveries. We also gather amazing and thought-provoking content from niche newsletters such as Web Curios, Naive Weekly, UrlRoulette and Internet is Beautiful.com. Carefully checked and curated, our sites are picked to give as diverse, interesting, mind-consuming and eclectic possible a mix. The beauty of this project is that you could discover literally anything. One minute, you're watching colourful patterns flash across the browser, next you could be in a random street in Mauritius or Rome on a street view, then you're watching a 3D rabbit being chased by a wolf. Anything could happen. Even among the many 'random discovery' StumbleUpon-esque sites out there, VVV is unique in its breadth of content, as well as its appearance. One of a kind, fam, one of a kind!. The site is constantly updated with new material, and of course, it is open to fresh submissions.
We try to keep our featured content as family-friendly as possible and avoid any controversial or 18+ sites being added to the collection. However, while VVV is intended for all ages and backgrounds, it is advised to be aware that some NSFW content may appear (i.e. profanities) and you can always close the tab if it's something that grinds your gears. VVV has no control over third-party sites and the content that may appear on them, especially in multi-user scenarios. People with photosensitive conditions are strongly recommended to use VVV with caution as some sites may contain flashing imagery or patterns.
Vijay Shah is an amateur coder and Internet aficionado based in Ilford, England in the Greater London county. He is of mixed English/Mauritian heritage (with some Irish, Scandinavian and Central Asian thrown in according to a DNA test), and has been fascinated by art and design since an early age, and particularly online art from when he first used the Internet as a teenager in secondary school way back in 1998. He currently works as a data integrity administrator for a London-based events company and also runs his own blog on news and current affairs. You can send him an email or recommend a cool Virtual Vibe you've found: vijaysvibes@outlook.com
Thank you for visiting my collection and I really hope you enjoyed your visit here 🤗
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Credits:
Gradient background/About Page: Devers Talmage/Mario Klingelmann via CodePen
Gradient background/Main Page: ThreePixDroid via CodePen
Fonts/text shadows: IBM Plex Mono by Mike Abbink, Bold Monday/Google Fonts and html-css-js.com CSS Generator
Jay-Jay the Cat: zhanyuzhang/lovely-cat on GitHub
Randomising: Stack Overflow
Random emoji logos: Sujit Y. Kulkarni/Stack Overflow
Oneko widget: Tatsuya Kato, Masayuki Koba, adryd/ari/ariana and Pralish Kayastha of Oneko Neko
Inspiration: Sharkle.com
Hand-coded & assembled using Web Maker
Hosted by 123Reg (formerly tsoHost)
Also a big thanks to the authors of the websites I Googled and ChatGPT for helping me build this.
Made with 💖 by Vijay Shah in the UK - since 2021
While you're here, you might as well play with the cute cat over there on the right. He's a charmer!
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