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Torvosaurus 3D Viewer vs AR-Apps
Torvosaurus 3D Viewer runs WebGL in the browser with no account and no room AR - use phone AR for floor placement, museum for real bone.
Options side by side
Rows compare the viewer against phone AR, museum visit, and still photo:
| Aspect | In-browser 3D viewer | Phone AR app | Museum / static image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Install / download | 0 MB app install; three.js vendored and cached after first load | Often 50 to 500 MB store download | Travel time; or 0 MB for a photo |
| Time to first view | Seconds - one page load; engine lazy-loads after paint; optional glTF may swap in after | Minutes - install, permissions, tracking setup | Hours for a visit; instant for a photo |
| Place in a physical room | No - orbit on a flat screen only | Yes - true AR placement when tracking works | Hall scale in person; none in a photo |
| Desktop without a phone | Yes - current browser with WebGL | Usually no | Photo yes; museum no |
| Published size figures on hand | Yes - about 9-11 m (panel baseline 10 m); about 3.5 m at the hip (panel baseline); about 2-4.5 t (panel baseline 3 t); about 152-148 Mya Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian); Morrison Formation USA and Lourinha Formation Portugal; Morrison and Lourinha range disclosed; distinct from Allosaurus | Varies by app | Labels vary; photo rarely carries full sheet |
| Reconstruction honesty | Soft-tissue color artistic; not a fossil-accurate skeleton; optional CC-BY-SA 4.0 glTF (seth the yutyrannus via Printables 774270) is stylized, not a laser scan; silent procedural fallback; does not conflate Torvosaurus with Allosaurus or Megalosaurus | Often sells one settled silhouette | Bones are real; color still interpretive |
When browser viewer fits
Pick browser viewer for drag-orbit with Size vs human at honest 10 m ratio and click facts - no install.
When AR or museum fits better
Phone AR wins for floor placement; this viewer never claims room AR. Museum wins for real fossil mounts.
What this comparison is not
Trade-off table only - not AR brand ranking, no invented AR, no mass outside published range, does not conflate Torvosaurus with Allosaurus or Megalosaurus. See how-to and size guides.
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