dub3 card · www.chromeexperiments.com
Chrome Experiments (2009)
Browser toys built in JavaScript, to show what a web page could do without Flash.
- Cost
- 4 RAM
- Power
- 7
- Rarity
- Common
- Family
- Tech
- Era
- Modern (2009 on)
- Collection
- Net Art
What it does
On reveal: A random card in your hand costs 1 less.
On reveal happens once, when the card flips.
It costs 4 RAM to play and brings 7 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.
Tech cards bend the rules: more RAM, cheaper cards and patches that weaken the other side.
The site, in 2009
Google's showcase of browser experiments, interactive toys and art made with open web technology such as JavaScript, Canvas and WebGL.
It launched on 1 March 2009 with 19 experiments, by artists and coders such as Casey Reas and Mr.doob, to show off JavaScript in Chrome. It passed 500 experiments by 2012 and 1,500 by 2024.
In 2009: Opened on 1 March with 19 experiments, mostly visualisations and toys, and reached 50 by August.
Modern era, 2009 on. Phones, feeds and cookie banners. The web got fast, flat and very sure about notifications.
Net Art: Websites that are artworks, by people who saw the browser as a canvas.
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2009 page.
In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2009, then plays a short scene. Want Chrome Experiments in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.
