Creator’s post and project documentation · Published 2026-09-13
Astra helps turn family photos into a virtual visit home
A family photograph holds one view. A small 3D website offers another way to revisit it: move between viewpoints and listen to the bamboo in the wind.
Starting with a family home
On September 13, creator dirstart shared Bamboo Old House on V2EX. They describe using older photographs and Astra to recreate their grandmother’s home in Longyan, Fujian, and have published the website and source. The author recalls living there as a child; the village later relocated and the old home became difficult to visit.
- Explore Bamboo Old HouseOpen the creator’s website to change the viewpoint, light and weather. The first visit may take a moment to load.
A scene that changes with light and weather
The Three.js project presents bamboo, wooden corridors and rooms in a browser. Its current README describes a guided route, selected indoor and outdoor viewpoints, 360-degree viewing, day-to-night settings, weather and natural sounds. Visitors can change the view of the house or listen to rain in the bamboo, extending the experience beyond a single photograph.
Making the visit run smoothly
Several visitors reported slow loading, heat or stuttering. The author has posted performance updates and acknowledged a reader contribution. The current README records rendering changes; making a scene comfortable to visit across devices remains part of the creative work. Use “Explore Bamboo Old House” beside the article to open the website, or explore its construction in the public repository.
Sources and notes
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Sources and notes
- Read the originalCreator’s post and project documentation
- Bamboo Old House: project README at a pinned revision
- Visit Bamboo Old House
- Give AI your material. What makes the result useful?Further readingA recording, a photo or a few pictures of an old home can become notes, an edited image or an explorable website. Compare the results, the tools involved and the work that remains.
Retained summary and context
The creation process is a creator self-report, not proof of automatic reconstruction accuracy. Readers reported slowdowns; BitShovel has not benchmarked performance.
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See how these changes connect
Topic · FollowingFor editable 3D work, explore the Blender scenes shared by Simon Willison.
How do the paths from a photo to an edited image or an explorable space differ?
