By Ian Hollidae, 2025/06/20

Ever since I started my dive into 3D, I've wanted to do a maze. Nothing fancy or difficult. Just get from one end to the other using free-style navigation. I thought about making this a semi-guided tour where the presentation will do the actual navigation. When you reach a certain marker with the maze, the user would be prompted to click a button to continue on.

I also debated about how big the maze should be. Since I'd never created a maze before, it was clear I needed to do a search. Surprisingly, there was a fair amount of information about mazes. The big issue was how to fit a guide map into the scene. One idea was to have a button that would elevate the user to a “birds eye” view and allow them to see where they were. Ultimately, I decided on an external map so the viewers path/motion wasn't disrupted.

Overall, I like how this turned out. The one thing I'm not sure about was how to “end” the maze. The end of the maze has the same cove as the start and there's a finish marker on the floor to signify you're done. When you actually make it through, it feels a bit incomplete. I suppose I could set off a few lights but that seems a bit much.

I think the next time I do a maze, it'll be multi-level affair with a few perpendicular levels. That could be fun.

The Mini-Maze presenetation.

Tags: Web 3D