awesome-creative-coding

Creative Coding: Generative Art, Data visualization, Interaction Design, Resources.
https://github.com/terkelg/awesome-creative-coding

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Learning Resources
- Articles • Tutorials
  - Pen Plotter Art & Algorithms Part 1 - plotter-2) - How to use the AxiDraw pen plotter with JavaScript.
  - Noise in Creative Coding - In-depth blog post about noise as an indispensable tool for creative coding.
  - Cat Like Coding - In depth tutorials on math, algorithms and Unity.
  - Fun Programming - Learn creative coding writing simple programs.
  - Creative-coding on iOS with C4 - Introduction to C4 published on Creative Applications.
  - COSMOS - An end-to-end tutorial on the design, programming and launch of an app using C4.
  - Particle Physics - Particle physics explained.
  - Visualizing Algorithms - Looks at the use of visualization to understand, explain and debug algorithms.
  - Adventures in Game Development World - Easy to understand collection of articles on game developement, but relevant to creative coding as well.
  - Amit’s Game Programming Information - Collection of resources on stuff like path-finding, Ai, math etc.
  - Working With Color in Generative Art - Tips on how to get color right.
  - Particle Physics - Particle physics explained.
  - Smooth minimum - Article about the smooth based primitive union.
  - Writing a small software renderer - Really good introduction to how basic software rendering works.
  - Introduction to Ray Tracing - A simple method for creating 3D images.
  - Smooth minimum - Article about the smooth based primitive union.
  - Modeling with distance functions - Collection of distance functions in one centralized place.
  - Flow Fields, Part 1 - Introduction to flow fields also known as vector fields.
  - Flow Fields, Part 2 - Introduction to flow fields also known as vector fields.
  - Generating Geometry: 1 - geometry-part-2-going-3d), [3](http://codepen.io/mcdorli/post/generating-geometry-part-3-getting-spherical) - Beginner introduction on how to create geometry object.
  - WebGL Lessons — Fragment Shaders - A brief introduction to fragment shaders.
  - WebGL Lessons — ThreeJS Shaders - Using custom vertex and fragment shaders in ThreeJS.
  - ThreeJS post-process example - Example of post-processing effects in ThreeJS.
  - GLSL lighting walkthrough - Phong shading tutorial with glslify.
  - Three glslify example - Example on how to use three.js with glslify.
  - WebGL Beyond Dom - Greg Tatum explains the basics of WebGL using Regl.
  - FBO particles - Article about FBO/GPGPU particles by @nicoptere.
  - Ray marching (with THREE.js) - Article about ray marching with three.js by @nicoptere.
  - Modern OpenGL Series - Good introduction to some of the OpenGL terms.
  - WebGL Tutorials - Website with a really good collection of WebGL tutorials.
  - WebGL Workshop - Short and sweet online introduction to WebGL.
  - THREE.js & instanced geometry - Fluffy predator with three.js and instanced geometry.
  - Exploring bump mapping with WebGL - Introduction to different bump mapping techniques.
  - 31 days of Canvas tutorials - Collection of canvas tutorials by Seb Lee-Delisle.
  - COSMOS - An end-to-end tutorial on the design, programming and launch of an app using C4.
  - Amit's Game Programming Information - Collection of resources on stuff like path-finding, AI, math, etc.
  - WebGL Tutorials - Website with a really good collection of WebGL tutorials.
  - OpenGL/GLSL Shader Programming - Deck on OpenGL/GLSL shader programming.
  - Three.js Basics - Introduction to Three.js by Eric Haines.
  - Creative-coding on iOS with C4 - Introduction to C4 published on Creative Applications.
  - On ray casting, ray tracing, ray marching and the like - The title says it all. Introduction by Adok.
  - Real-time Rendering - Book, blog and collection of resources regarding real-time rendering.
  - Adventures in Game Development World - Easy to understand collection of articles on game development, but relevant to creative coding as well.
  - WebGL Workshop - Short and sweet online introduction to WebGL.
  - Tips to Improve Your Generative Artwork - Tips to make your art look better.
  - Working With Color in Generative Art - Tips on how to get color right.
  - Shaders: A primer - A primer on shaders.
  - Shaders: Second stage - The second part to the previous.
  - WebGL Lessons — Fragment Shaders - A brief introduction to fragment shaders.
  - Modeling with distance functions - Collection of distance functions in one centralized place.
  - OpenGL/GLSL Shader Programming - Deck on OpenGL/GLSL shader programming.
  - COSMOS - An end-to-end tutorial on the design, programming and launch of an app using C4.
  - Adventures in Game Development World - Easy to understand collection of articles on game development, but relevant to creative coding as well.
  - Tips to Improve Your Generative Artwork - Tips to make your art look better.
  - COSMOS - An end-to-end tutorial on the design, programming and launch of an app using C4.
- Interactive
  - Fragment-oundry - Interactive fragment shader tutorial.
  - SDF Tutorial 1: box & balloon - Shadertoy tutorial on raytracing.
  - HOWTO: Ray Marching - Shadertoy tutorial on Ray Marching.
  - Raymarch Tutorial2 - Shadertoy raymarch tutorial.
  - GLSL 2D Tutorials - Shadertoy GLSL 2D Tutorial.
  - Bubble Breakdown - Shader breakdown by Perlin.
  - Let's Make A Ray Marcher - Interactive Shader-Toy on writing a ray marcher.
  - Raymarching - Interactive Shader-Toy raymarching tutorial.
  - Shader-school - Workshop for GLSL shaders and graphics programming.
  - Webgl-workshop - The sequel to shader-school: Learn the WebGL API.
  - Fragment-foundry - Interactive fragment shader tutorial.
  - Bubble Breakdown - Shader breakdown by Perlin.
  - Fragment-foundry - Interactive fragment shader tutorial.
- Quick References • Cheatsheets
  - Shaderific GLSL - OpenGL ES shading language reference.
  - GLSL Reference Guide - OpenGL Shading Language quick reference guide.
  - The newbie's PBR Cheat Sheet - Short and sweet visual overview on PBR.
  - Three.js Reference - Reference from the Udacity Interactive 3D Graphics course.
  - Procedural Patterns And Noises - Collection of procedural patterns and procedural noises.
- Quick References • Cheat Sheets
  - The Book of Shaders Glossary - Shader glossary by theme.
  - gltut glossary pages: 1 - OpenGL 3D programming glossary.
  - Canvas Cheatsheet - Quick and visual canvas cheatsheet.
  - WebGL Cheatsheet - WebGL 1.0 API reference card.
  - Glossary of Computer Graphics - Glossary of terms relating computer graphics.
  - 3D Maths Cheat Sheet - Math cheatsheet by Anton Gerdelan, from his OpenGL book.
  - OpenGL Shading Language - Khronos Group GLSL wiki.
  - OpenGL 4.3 Reference Card - PDF Reference Card for the OpenGL 4.3 API.
  - Easings - Interactive easing functions cheatsheet.
  - PixelSpirit - GLSL library on the back of tarot cards, for learning and reference.
  - Visual Noises - Visualize noise algorithms in 1D and 2D.
  - Trigonoparty - Simple trigonometry visualisation.
  - Shaderific GLSL - OpenGL ES shading language reference.
  - GLSL Reference Guide - OpenGL Shading Language quick reference guide.
  - Procedural Patterns And Noises - Collection of procedural patterns and procedural noises.
  - Morphogenesis - Exploration of how shapes, forms, and patterns emerge in nature.
  - docs.GL - Improvement of the official OpenGL documentation.
  - docs.GL - Improvement of the official OpenGL documentation.
  - OpenGL Shading Language - Khronos Group GLSL wiki.
- Talks
  - Intro to WebGL Slides - Intro to WebGL with three.js.
  - There is also canvas - Bruno Imbrizi go through the use of canvas for creative coding at WebExpo 2016. Interactive slides [here](https://brunoimbrizi.github.io/webexpo-2016/dist/).
  - Draw. Move. Fail. Repeat. - Slides by [@williamapan](https://twitter.com/williamapan) from his Creative developer workshop at Gobelins.
  - OpenGL 3D Game Tutorials - Beginners tutorial series about creating 3D games OpenG.
  - How We Do This Shit - Talk on how tech-based artists do this financially.
  - Making WebGL Dance - How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Love Linear Algebra.
  - The Pixel Factory - Talk about WebGL, GPUs and Math by Steven Wittens.
  - Poetic Computation - Inspiring talk by Zach Lieberman.
  - Generative Machines - FITC talk by Matt DesLauriers about his passion for generative art.
  - Inigo Quilez Live - Collection of live coding videos by Íñigo Quílez.
  - OpenGL 3D Game Tutorials - Beginners tutorial series about creating 3D games OpenG.
  - How We Do This Shit - Talk on how tech-based artists do this financially.
  - How We Do This Shit - Talk on how tech-based artists do this financially.
  - There is also canvas - Bruno Imbrizi go through the use of canvas for creative coding at WebExpo 2016. Interactive slides [here](https://brunoimbrizi.github.io/webexpo-2016/dist/).
  - Poetic Computation - Inspiring talk by Zach Lieberman.
- Videos
  - The Coding Train - Daniel Shiffman makes videos about creative coding.
  - MFGD - Fragment Shaders - YouTube playlist about fragment shaders.
  - Shaders Laboratory - YouTube channel about shaders.
  - Makin' Stuff Look Good - YouTube channel about shaders case studies.
  - openFrameworks Tutorial Series - YouTube series to learning openFrameworks
  - openFrameworks tutorial - YouTube playlist about openFrameworks - not updated [2015].
  - Shader Tutorial Series - YouTube playlist about Shaders, using Visual Studio Code.
  - Kha Tutorial Series - YouTube playlist about the Kha framework, built in Haxe.
  - Fun with WebGL 2.0 - YouTube playlist about WebGL 2.0.
  - Modern OpenGL 3.0+ Tutorials - YouTube playlist about modern OpenGL.
  - Vertexshaderart - YouTube playlist about vertex shaders.
  - Diving in Three.js - YouTube playlist diving into three.js.
  - Shadertoy Tutorials - YouTube playlist teaching you how to make shaders, starting with zero knowledge using shadertoy.
  - WebGL Lightning - Introduction to WebGL lightning with Greg Tatum.
  - MFGD - Fragment Shaders - YouTube playlist about fragment shaders.
  - openFrameworks tutorial - YouTube playlist about openFrameworks - not updated [2015].
  - Diving in Three.js - YouTube playlist diving into three.js.
  - WebGL Lighting - Introduction to WebGL lighting with Greg Tatum.
  - Shadertoy Tutorials - YouTube playlist teaching you how to make shaders, starting with zero knowledge using shadertoy.
  - WebGL Lighting - Introduction to WebGL lighting with Greg Tatum.
  - Shaders Laboratory - YouTube channel about shaders.
  - Vertexshaderart - YouTube playlist about vertex shaders.
Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai
- Other
  - Google ML - Cloud machine learning by Google.
  - Wekinator - Allows anyone to use machine learning.
  - CreativeAi.net - Space to share creative Ai projects.
  - AI Playbook - Ai microsite intended to help newcomers get started.
  - Lobe - Build, train, and ship custom deep learning models using a simple visual interface.
Machine learning • Computer Vision • AI
- Other
  - Hello TensorFlow - Fully commented TensorFlow.js demo.
  - ModelDepot - Platform for discovering, sharing, and discussing easy to use and pre-trained machine learning models.
  - Wekinator - Allows anyone to use machine learning.
  - CreativeAi.net - Space to share creative Ai projects.
  - Lobe - Build, train, and ship custom deep learning models using a simple visual interface.
  - ConvNetJS - Deep Learning in your browser.
  - TensorFlow.js - JavaScript library for training and deploying ML models in the browser and on Node.js.
  - Teachable Machine - Explore how machine learning works, live in the browser.
Machine Learning • Computer Vision • AI
- Other
  - ml4a - Machine learning for artists.
  - Tesseract.js - Pure JavaScript Multilingual OCR.
  - TensorFlow - Open source software library for machine intelligence.
  - ConvNetJS - Deep Learning in your browser.
  - ml5.js - Friendly machine learning for the web.
  - Model Zoo - Discover open source deep learning code and pretrained models.
  - Keras.js - Run Keras models (tensorflow backend) in the browser, with GPU support.
  - Machine Learning - Coding Train repo with links to machine learning resources.
  - Google ML - Cloud machine learning by Google.
  - Wekinator - Allows anyone to use machine learning.
  - Teachable Machine - Explore how machine learning works, live in the browser.
  - TensorFlow.js - JavaScript library for training and deploying ML models in the browser and on Node.js.
  - Runway - AI-powered tools for video and content creation.
  - Wekinator - Allows anyone to use machine learning.
Math
- Other
  - Coding Math - Teaches you the math you need to understand as a programmer.
  - Formula Animations - The principles of painting with maths.
  - Math for Motion - Visualization of different motion equations.
  - Matrix Multiplication - Matrix multiplication visualized.
  - Algebra rules - The most useful rules of basic algebra.
  - Immersive Math - Fully interactive linear algebra.
  - Image Kernels - Interactive and visual introduction to image kernels.
  - Sine and Cosine - Interactive explanation of sine and cosine.
  - Perlin Noise - Perlin noise explained in detail.
  - Vector Math for 3D Computer Graphics - Tutorial on vector algebra and matrix algebra from the viewpoint of computer graphics.
  - Desmos - Graph functions, plot data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and much more.
  - MFGD - Math for game developers YouTube playlist.
  - Essence of linear algebra - Essence of linear algebra YouTube playlist.
  - Sketching with Math and Quasi Physics - Beautiful and visual introduction to math and quasi physics.
  - Gene Kogan: Perlin Noise - introduction to 2D and 3D perlin noise.
  - Matrix Math and You - High level introduction to matrices.
  - Mathematical Symbols - List of all mathematical symbols and signs.
  - The magnificent 2d matrix - Interactive tool to better understand transformation matrices.
  - Game Dev Movement cheatsheet with examples - JavaScript math snippets for movement.
  - Maths & trigonometry cheat sheet for 2D & 3D games - Maths cheat-sheet for 2D and 3D game-makers.
  - Tiny 3D - The smallest possible perspective engine on a 2D canvas.
  - Matrices for Creative Coding - Introduction to matrices by Greg Tatum.
  - Making Things With Maths - Talk by Steven Wittens about bezier curves, procedural generation, physics engines and fractals.
  - MyPhysicsLab - Interactive real-time physics simulations, with formulas and code.
  - Intuitive Math - Explanations of fields like Linear Algebra and Geometry designed to help you develop a visual intuition for what is going on.
  - Linear Interpolation - Introduction to linear interpolation (also known as mix/lerp).
  - Practical use of Vector Math in Games - In-depth article on vectors for game math.
  - Shepherding random numbers - Tiny guide to shepherding random numbers.
  - Shepherding random grids - Tiny guide to shepherding random grids.
  - Shepherding random growth - Tiny guide to shepherding random growth.
  - Math as code - Cheat-sheet for mathematical notation in code form.
  - Math snippets - Math snippets with graphic programming in mind.
  - Learning Maths again - Collection of JS and GLSL math snippets.
  - Eases - Grab-bag of modular easing equations.
  - Matrix Multiplication - Matrix multiplication visualized.
  - Algebra rules - The most useful rules of basic algebra.
  - Vector Math for 3D Computer Graphics - Tutorial on vector algebra and matrix algebra from the viewpoint of computer graphics.
  - MFGD - Math for game developers YouTube playlist.
  - Mathematics of Animation - Slides about the mathematics of animation ([repo](https://github.com/winkerVSbecks/mathematics-of-animation)).
  - L-systems - A Haskell package for L-systems.

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