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I’ve been working on Super Map World, a creative mapping platform and just launched a new animation feature.

Try it: https://supermap.world/tools/map-animation

What it does: The feature lets you animate maps directly in your browser with a few clicks. You can animate routes, regions, or just simply see a globe in your chosen style rotate from point to point. It’s designed for people who want to make short visuals e.g. social clips, or storytelling maps without needing to figure out GIS tools.

Under the hood: Everything runs client-side. I'm using d3.js to render the map on each frame for FFmpeg.wasm to compile to video. No background tasks or uploads means my cheap server instance doesn't have to do much.

Would love feedback on:

- Performance (especially on slower machines) - What kinds of animations you think would be cool

Thanks for checking it out.

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great distinction here, thanks!

Anyway your idea about collecting questions ahead of time is great. I would love to just react to the audience with questions and allow people to get on with things but not everyone will be self directed.

Having questions or topics of interest up front could help strike a balance though!

When I've done this before it works well. The only snag is where people are at different levels and want to go different speeds. But this is where bonus exercises/stretch goals can set challenge for those racing ahead.

What's been your favourite item that you've picked up at an event?

I'm not sure what it could be but some sort of physical element, setting or some 'toys' would be really interesting.