Rotating 3D Slider

index.html

<div class="slider3d first">
  <div class="slider3d__wrapper">
    <div class="slider3d__inner">
      <div class="slider3d__rotater">
        <div class="slider3d__item">
          <h2 class="slider3d__heading" data-text="SO HEADING">SO HEADING</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="slider3d__item">
          <h2 class="slider3d__heading" data-text="MUCH ROTATION">MUCH ROTATION</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="slider3d__item">
          <h2 class="slider3d__heading" data-text="VERY 3D">VERY 3D</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="slider3d__item">
          <h2 class="slider3d__heading" data-text="SUCH JAVASCRIPT">SUCH JAVASCRIPT</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="slider3d__item">
          <h2 class="slider3d__heading" data-text="WOW WOW!">WOW WOW!</h2>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="slider3d__controls">
    <div class="slider3d__handle">
      <div class="slider3d__handle__inner">
        <div class="slider3d__handle__rotater">
          <div class="slider3d__handle__item active">Page 1</div>
          <div class="slider3d__handle__item">Page 2</div>
          <div class="slider3d__handle__item">Page 3</div>
          <div class="slider3d__handle__item">Page 4</div>
          <div class="slider3d__handle__item">Page 5</div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="slider3d__control m--up"></div>
    <div class="slider3d__control m--down"></div>
  </div>
</div>

Rotating 3D Slider.markdown

Rotating 3D Slider

Sourse of inspiration - http://rdcm.com/en/

Slider not working in IE, because of transform-style: preserve-3d. Handle control is broken in FF during rotation, because FF still have this nasty bug with stacking context and translateZ, and it's simply breaks z-index order for elements.

I tried to create this slider as sort of plugin/component. It's more like a practice, so js architecture is pretty random. But it's working :) And you can use multiple sliders on page with different sizes and different settings (you can find options object in js).

Don't forget to rotate slides with control handle.

A Pen by Nikolay Talanov on CodePen.

License.

script.js

(function() {
  var rotatingSlider = function(selector, options) {

    function initSingleSlider($el, options) {
      var $slider, $rotaters,
          $handle, $handleItems,
          numOfItems,
          angle, currentAngle = 0,
          prefix = ".slider3d__", 
          handlePrefix = prefix + "handle__",
          rotating = false;

      var defaultOptions = {
        speed: 1100,
        dragSpeedCoef: 0.7,
        handleSpeedCoef: 6,
        easing: "ease",
        persMult: 1.6,
        handlePersMult: 3,
        scrollRotation: true,
        keysRotation: true,
        globalDragRotation: false,
        withControls: true,
        handleAndGlobalDrag: false,
        allowDragDuringAnim: false,
        allowScrollDuringAnim: false,
        allowKeysDuringAnim: false,
        allowControlsDuringAnim: false
      };

      var __opts = $.extend(defaultOptions, options);

      function handleActiveItem() {
        if (!__opts.withHandle) return;
        $handleItems.removeClass("active");
        var a = currentAngle % 360 / angle;
        if (a < 0) a = numOfItems + a;
        if (a > 0) a = a + 1;
        if (!a) a = 1;
        $handleItems.eq(a - 1).addClass("active");
      };

      function rotateSlider(delta) {
        var newAngle = currentAngle + delta * angle;

        $rotaters.css({"transform": "rotateX("+ newAngle +"deg)",
                       "transition": "transform " + __opts.speed / 1000 + "s " + __opts.easing});
        currentAngle = newAngle;

        setTimeout(function() {
          $rotaters.css("transition", "transform 0s");
          handleActiveItem();
          rotating = false;
        }, __opts.speed);
      };
      
      function navigateUp() {
        rotateSlider(-1);
      };
      
      function navigateDown() {
        rotateSlider(1);
      };

      function scrollHandler(e) {
        if (rotating && !__opts.allowScrolluringAnim) return;
        rotating = true;
        var delta = e.originalEvent.wheelDelta || -e.originalEvent.detail;
        if (delta > 0) {
          navigateUp();
        } else if (delta < 0) {
          navigateDown();
        }
      };
      
      function keydownHandler(e) {
        if (rotating && !__opts.allowKeysDuringAnim) return;
        rotating = true;
        if (e.which === 38) {
          navigateUp();
        } else if (e.which === 40) {
          navigateDown();
        }
      }

      function dragRotationHandler(e) {
        if (rotating && !__opts.allowDragDuringAnim) return;
        rotating = true;
        $slider.addClass("no-select");

        var startY = e.pageY || e.originalEvent.touches[0].pageY;
        var sliderH = $slider.height();
        var deltaY = 0;
        var newAngle;
        var angleDelta;
        var isHandle = $(this).hasClass("js-handle");
        var rotationCoef;
        if (isHandle) {
          rotationCoef = __opts.handleSpeedCoef;
        } else {
          rotationCoef = __opts.dragSpeedCoef;
        }
        
        if (__opts.scrollRotation) {
          $slider.off("mousewheel DOMMouseScroll", scrollHandler);
        }

        $(document).on("mousemove touchmove", function(e) {
          var y = e.pageY || e.originalEvent.touches[0].pageY;
          deltaY = (startY - y) / sliderH * rotationCoef;
          newAngle = currentAngle + deltaY * angle;
          angleDelta = newAngle - currentAngle;

          $rotaters.css("transform", "rotateX("+ newAngle +"deg)");
        });

        $(document).on("mouseup touchend", function(e) {
          $(document).off("mousemove touchmove mouseup touchend");
          $slider.removeClass("no-select");

          if (!deltaY) {
            rotating = false;
            if (__opts.scrollRotation) {
              $slider.on("mousewheel DOMMouseScroll", scrollHandler);
            }
            return;
          }
          
          var slidesRotated = Math.round(angleDelta / angle);
          rotateSlider(slidesRotated);
          deltaY = 0;

          setTimeout(function() {
            if (__opts.scrollRotation) {
              $slider.on("mousewheel DOMMouseScroll", scrollHandler);
            }
          }, __opts.speed);
        });

      };

      function initControls() {
        $handle = $(prefix + "handle", $slider);
        var $handleInner = $(handlePrefix + "inner", $handle);
        $handleItems = $(handlePrefix + "item", $handle);
        var h = $handle.height();
        var pers = h * __opts.handlePersMult;
        var depth = h / 2 / Math.tan(angle / 2 * Math.PI/180);
        
        $slider.addClass("with-controls");
        $handle.css({"-webkit-perspective": pers + "px",
                     "perspective": pers + "px"})
          .addClass("js-handle");
        $handleInner.css("transform", "translateZ(-"+ depth +"px)");

        $handleItems.each(function(index) {
          $(this).css("transform", "rotateX(-"+ (index * angle) +"deg) translateZ("+ depth +"px)");
        });

        $rotaters = $(prefix + "rotater, "+ handlePrefix + "rotater", $slider);
        
        $handle.on("mousedown touchstart", dragRotationHandler);
        
        $(document).on("click", ".slider3d__control", function() {
          if (rotating && !__opts.allowControlsDuringAnim) return;
          rotating = true;
          if ($(this).hasClass("m--up")) {
            navigateUp();
          } else {
            navigateDown();
          }
        });
      };

      function initSlider($el) {
        $slider = $el;
        var $wrapper = $(prefix + "wrapper", $slider);
        var $inner = $(prefix + "inner", $slider);
        var $items = $(prefix + "item", $slider);
        numOfItems = $items.length;
        angle = 360 / numOfItems;
        var h = $slider.height();
        var pers = h * __opts.persMult;
        var depth = h / 2 / Math.tan(angle / 2 * Math.PI/180);

        $wrapper.css({"-webkit-perspective": pers + "px",
                      "perspective": pers + "px"});
        $inner.css("transform", "translateZ(-"+ depth +"px)");

        $items.each(function(index) {
          $(this).css("transform", "rotateX(-"+ (index * angle) +"deg) translateZ("+ depth +"px)");
        });

        $slider.addClass("slider-ready");

        $rotaters = $(prefix + "rotater", $slider);
        
        if (__opts.scrollRotation) {
          $slider.on("mousewheel DOMMouseScroll", scrollHandler);
        }
        if (__opts.keysRotation) {
          if (!$slider.attr("tabindex")) {
            $slider.attr("tabindex", 1);
          }
          $slider.on("keydown", keydownHandler);
        }
        if (__opts.globalDragRotation) {
          $slider.on("mousedown touchstart", dragRotationHandler);
        }
        if (__opts.withControls) {
          initControls();
        }
      };
      
      initSlider($el);
      
    }

    function globalInit() {
      $(selector).each(function() {
        initSingleSlider($(this), options);
      });
    };

    function debounce(func, wait, immediate) {
      var timeout;
      return function() {
        var context = this, args = arguments;
        var later = function() {
          timeout = null;
          if (!immediate) func.apply(context, args);
        };
        var callNow = immediate && !timeout;
        clearTimeout(timeout);
        timeout = setTimeout(later, wait);
        if (callNow) func.apply(context, args);
      };
    };

    var resizeFn = debounce(function() {
      globalInit();
    }, 100);

    $(window).on("resize", resizeFn);

    globalInit();

  };

  window.rotatingSlider = rotatingSlider;
}());

$(document).ready(function() {

  rotatingSlider(".slider3d");

});

scripts

<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>

style.css

*, *:before, *:after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

html, body {
  font-size: 62.5%;
  
  @media (max-width: 991px) {
    font-size: 50%;
  }
  
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    font-size: 40%;
  }
}

body {
  background: #777;
}

$openSans: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;

// usage example - text-shadow: text3d(#fff, 38, 0.3, 6%);
@function text3d($color, $depth: 20, $colorStep: 1, $colorOffset: 10%, $xStep: 0.02rem, $yStep: -0.03rem) {
  $startColor: darken($color, $colorOffset);
  $ts: ();
  @for $i from 1 through $depth {
    $c: darken($startColor, $colorStep * $i * 1%);
    $x: $xStep * $i;
    $y: $yStep * $i;
    $ts: append($ts, $x $y 0 $c, comma);
  }
  @return $ts;
}

%fullHeightEl {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}

.slider3d {
  $sliderHeight: 100vh;

  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  height: $sliderHeight;
  font-family: $openSans;

  &.no-select {
    user-select: none;
  }

  &__wrapper {
    z-index: 1;
    position: relative;
    height: 100%;
  }

  &__inner {
    @extend %fullHeightEl;
  }

  &__rotater {
    @extend %fullHeightEl;
  }

  &__item {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-size: cover;
    backface-visibility: hidden;
    background-color: #000;
    transform-style: preserve-3d;

    &:nth-child(1) {
      background-image: url('http://i.imgur.com/3pu2X8D.jpg');
    }
    &:nth-child(2) {
      background-image: url('http://i.imgur.com/YAdjqmQ.jpg');
    }
    &:nth-child(3) {
      background-image: url('http://i.imgur.com/1HeKcko.jpg');
    }
    &:nth-child(4) {
      background-image: url('http://i.imgur.com/njcLNVE.jpg');
    }
    &:nth-child(5) {
      background-image: url('http://i.imgur.com/UP7fWfg.jpg');
    }

  }

  &__heading {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: -6rem;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 12rem;
    line-height: 1;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #ffffff;
    transform: translateZ(3rem) scale(0.5);
    opacity: 0;
    text-shadow: text3d(#fff, 38, 0.3, 6%);
    transition: transform 0.4s, opacity 0.4s;
    transition-delay: 0.2s;
    transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(.71,.59,.4,1.5);

    .slider-ready & {
      transform: translateZ(3rem);
      opacity: 1;
    }
  }
  
  &__controls {
    display: none;
    
    .slider3d.with-controls & {
      display: block;
    }
  }

  &__handle {
    z-index: 2;
    position: absolute;
    right: -2rem;
    top: 50%;
    width: 17rem;
    height: 7rem;
    margin-top: -3.5rem;
    cursor: url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,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'), ns-resize;

    &__inner {
      @extend %fullHeightEl;
    }
    
    &__rotater {
      @extend %fullHeightEl;
    }

    &__item {
      position: absolute;
      left: 0;
      top: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      padding-right: 2rem;
      background: #000;
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      line-height: 7rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: bold;
      color: #fff;
      user-select: none;
      
      &:after {
        content: "";
        z-index: -1;
        position: absolute;
        left: 0;
        top: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
        transition: opacity 0.3s;
      }
      
      &.active {
        
        &:after {
          opacity: 0;
        }
      }
    }
  }
  
  &__control {
    z-index: 3;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 50%;
    width: 15rem;
    height: 4rem;
    margin-top: -2rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    
    &:after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      top: 50%;
      width: 1rem;
      height: 1rem;
      margin-left: -0.5rem;
      margin-top: -0.5rem;
      border: 2px solid #fff;
      border-left: none;
      border-bottom: none;
    }
    
    &.m--up {
      transform: translateY(-6rem);
      
      &:after {
        transform: rotate(-45deg);
      }
    }
    &.m--down {
      transform: translateY(6rem);
      
      &:after {
        transform: rotate(135deg);
      }
    }
  }
}

styles

<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans" rel="stylesheet" />