🎂 3D Birthday Cake Experience🥰

Create a magical birthday moment with an interactive 3D cake that responds to your touch—or your breath! Perfect for birthdays, virtual parties, or just a cheerful surprise.

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✨ What Makes This Special

• 🍰 Personalized 3D Cake
  A beautifully animated cake featuring your name in festive decorations

• 🕯️ Interactive Candles
  Blow into your microphone to extinguish digital candles (mobile-friendly tap/hug option available!)

• 🎶 Birthday Soundtrack
  Classic "Happy Birthday" melody to set the celebratory mood

• 🎉 Visual Festivities
  Sparkling effects, confetti showers, and celebratory lighting

• 📱 Universal Access
  Enjoy the experience on any device—desktop, tablet, or phone

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🎬 Experience Walkthrough

1. Personalize Your Cake

Enter your name (or a friend's!) to customize your celebration

2. Start the Celebration

Click to begin—your cake and music will start simultaneously

3. Cake Reveal

Watch as your 3D birthday cake appears with accompanying music

4. Candle Moment

Get ready to blow out the candles using your microphone

5. Final Celebration

Enjoy personalized congratulations with sparkles and confetti

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🚀 Demo

🎂 Start Your Birthday Experience Here

No downloads • No registration • Instant celebration

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🛠️ TECHNICAL STUFF (FOR NERDS WHO LIKE NERDY THINGS)

• Three.js = "3D Cake Baker" 🍰
• Web Audio API = "Ear Whisperer & Breath Detective" 🎤🕵️
• JavaScript = "Party Planner" 📋
• HTML/CSS = "Decoration Committee" 🎨
• Your Breath = "THE MAIN INGREDIENT!" 💨

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🤓 WANNA HOST YOUR OWN PARTY? HERE'S HOW:

# 2. Enter the party room!
cd three-js-birthday-cake

# 3. Bring party snacks (dependencies)!
npm install

# 4. Start the music!
npm run dev

# 5. INVITE FRIENDS! (Share the URL)
#    (Friends optional but recommended for maximum fun)

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies with yarn
3. Run the project with yarn dev

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Credits

• The Lonely Candle Codepen
• Happy Birthday song (YouTube)

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📱📝 Tips for the Best Experience

• Turn up your volume to fully enjoy the song and sound effects.
• To blow out the candles:
  • On desktop: Blow strongly and briefly near your microphone (like real candles!)
  • On mobile: Long-press (hold) anywhere on the screen
• Use modern browsers: Chrome, Edge, or Firefox recommended.

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Three.js – 3D rendering of the cake and candles
• Web Audio API – Real-time blow detection via microphone
• HTML5 Audio – Playing the birthday song
• Vanilla JavaScript – No frameworks
• Modern CSS – Animations and responsive layout

👤 Personalization

The entered name is displayed in the final message:
"Happy Birthday, [Your Name]!"

📂 Project Structure

-a----        12/24/2025  10:42 PM         922221 happy-birthday.mp3
-a----        12/26/2025  11:09 PM          13165 index.html
-a----        12/26/2025  10:00 PM           1093 LICENSE
-a----        12/22/2025   4:56 PM          27184 package-lock.json
-a----        12/21/2025   3:55 PM            437 package.json
-a----        12/26/2025  10:00 PM           3273 README.md
-a----        12/26/2025  11:55 PM          34310 script.js
-a----        12/26/2025  11:16 PM          12032 style.css
-a----        12/21/2025   3:55 PM         198400 table.png
-a----        12/21/2025   3:55 PM            397 vite.config.js
-a----        12/22/2025   4:56 PM           4425 yarn.lock

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.