The most annoying video player of all time
Blog post from Mux
In a creative exploration of video player design, the author draws inspiration from the nostalgic frustration of arcade games to develop a deliberately challenging and unconventional video player using Media Chrome and Three.js. This player replaces typical controls with a coin-based interaction, requiring users to insert a virtual coin into a 3D-modeled slot to gain three seconds of video playback, leveraging physics and collision detection for realism. The project, while intentionally impractical, emphasizes the web's potential as a creative canvas and engages users with its interactive, gamified experience, evoking both nostalgia and enjoyment. The author invites others to contribute their own "worst" video player designs, promising prizes for the most inventive submissions, thus encouraging further experimentation in user experience design.