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Pelican on a Bike — Three.js Gallery Scene

Addy Osmani

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Sep 22, 2026

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Addy Osmani celebrated Claude Opus 5.5's launch by prompting it to build a Three.js scene featuring a pelican riding a red bicycle — rendered as a framed illustration displayed on an easel inside a warm, sunlit 3D gallery. The scene has realistic depth of field, ambient lighting, and a gold plaque reading "Opus 5". It's a playful, technically polished flex: a fully lit 3D environment with a charming in-world art piece, all generated to mark a model release.

Fully lit Three.js gallery environment with depth-of-field and warm ambient glow
Framed pelican-on-bike illustration rendered as in-world art on a wooden easel
Gold nameplate detail ("Opus 5") adds a witty meta-layer to the celebration

“Introducing Claude Opus 5.5! 40% lower cost than Opus 5 with cache reads 60% cheaper. It performs at the level of Claude Fable 5.1 for most tasks. I celebrated with a pelican riding a bike in Three.js.”
— @addyosmani

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