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awesome-creative-coding
Creative Coding: Generative Art, Data visualization, Interaction Design, Resources.
https://github.com/terkelg/awesome-creative-coding
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Tools
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Online
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadertoy - Build and share shaders with the world and get inspired.
- Shader Park - A JavaScript library for creating interactive procedural 2D and 3D shaders.
- GLSLbin - Fragment shader sandbox with support for glslify.
- GLSL Sandbox - Online shader editor and gallery.
- Shdr Editor - Online shader editor.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Vertexshaderart - Online shader editor and gallery.
- Cyos - Online shader editor.
- GlslEditor - Simple WebGL Fragment Shader Editor.
- P5.js Editor - Online web editor for P5.js.
- LiveCodeLab - Run-as-you-type tool for VJs, musicians, teachers, students, kids.
- Turtletoy - Minimalistic API and online showcase for generative code. (Javascript)
- ShaderGif - Open source home for art made with code (WebGL1/2, JavaScript Canvas & P5.js).
- P5LIVE - p5.js live-coding environment.
- NEORT - Digital art platform for creative coders (Fragment Shader, Javascript Canvas).
- Shelly - Learn programming by issuing instructions to a turtle.
- tixy.land - The most minimalist creative coding environment is alive.
- BBC Micro bot - Run your tweet on an 8-bit computer emulator.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Cyos - Online shader editor.
- LiveCodeLab - Run-as-you-type tool for VJs, musicians, teachers, students, kids.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- CodePen - Show case of advanced techniques with editable source code.
- Hydra - Live code-able video synth and coding environment.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
- Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.
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Hardware
- Tessel - Easy to use microcontroller that runs JavaScript.
- Arduino - Open source microcontroller kits for building digital devices and interactive objects.
- Raspberry Pi - Small single-board computers.
- Puck.js - Open source JavaScript microcontroller you can program wirelessly.
- BeagleBoard - Low-power open source single-board computers.
- Makey Makey - Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet.
- Tessel - Easy to use microcontroller that runs JavaScript.
- Leap Motion - Sensor device that supports hand and finger motions as input.
- AxiDraw - Simple, modern, and precise pen plotter.
- Phidgets - Sensors, input devices and controllers for computers.
- Teensy - USB-based microcontroller development system.
- Lightform - AR projection mapping with built-in depth sensor.
- Tessel - Easy to use microcontroller that runs JavaScript.
- Tessel - Easy to use microcontroller that runs JavaScript.
- BeagleBoard - Low-power open source single-board computers.
- Makey Makey - Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet.
- Tessel - Easy to use microcontroller that runs JavaScript.
- Leap Motion - Sensor device that supports hand and finger motions as input.
- Phidgets - Sensors, input devices and controllers for computers.
- Tessel - Easy to use microcontroller that runs JavaScript.
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Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems
- Processing - platform] - Computer programming language and IDE for visual arts.
- Cinder - platform] - Open source library for professional-quality creative coding in C++.
- openFrameworks - platform] - Open source C++ toolkit for creative coding.
- C4 - Open-source creative coding framework for iOS.
- Unity - Game engine, but useful for creative coding and installations.
- PlayCanvas - platform] - Open source, realtime collaborative WebGL engine.
- HYPE - platform] - HYPE_processing, is a collection of classes that performs heavy lifting tasks while using a minimal amount of code writing.
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- Processing - platform] - Computer programming language and IDE for visual arts.
- openFrameworks - platform] - Open source C++ toolkit for creative coding.
- C4 - Open-source creative coding framework for iOS.
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- Unity - Game engine, but useful for creative coding and installations.
- hg_sdf - platform] - GLSL library for building signed distance functions.
- Phaser - platform] - HTML5 framework for building games, uses both a Canvas and WebGL renderer.
- OPENRNDR - platform] - Open source library for creative coding written in Kotlin.
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Visual Programming Languages
- vvvv - Hybrid visual/textual live-programming environment for easy prototyping and development.
- VisualScript - platform] - Visual coding language in the Godot game engine.
- NodeBox - Cross-platform, node-based GUI for efficient data visualizations and generative design.
- TouchDesigner - Visual development platform to create realtime projects.
- Quartz Composer - Development tool for processing and rendering graphical data.
- Vuo - Live interactive-media programming environment.
- Max - Visual programming language for media.
- Pure Data - platform] - Open source visual programming language for multimedia.
- ossia score - platform] - Interactive, intermedia audio-visual sequencer.
- tooll - Open source tool for creating interactive 3d content and animations.
- XOD - platform] - Open source visual programming language and environment for microcontroller-based projects.
- Isadora - platform] - Scene based media control software with integrated projection mapper.
- cables - platform/Web] - Your model kit for creating beautiful interactive content. Currently in private beta, invites can be requested.
- Notch Builder - Node-based authoring tool with a strong focus on real-time graphics. Currently in beta.
- Synopsis - A suite of open source software for computational cinematography.
- JOY.JS - Realtime visual coding tool, easy to understand and aimed at beginners.
- Circles - Live graphics node editor, powered by AsyncGraphics.
- TouchDesigner - Visual development platform to create realtime projects.
- Quartz Composer - Development tool for processing and rendering graphical data.
- Vuo - Live interactive-media programming environment.
- Max - Visual programming language for media.
- ossia score - platform] - Interactive, intermedia audio-visual sequencer.
- Isadora - platform] - Scene based media control software with integrated projection mapper.
- cables - platform/Web] - Your model kit for creating beautiful interactive content. Currently in private beta, invites can be requested.
- Notch Builder - Node-based authoring tool with a strong focus on real-time graphics. Currently in beta.
- Circles - Live graphics node editor, powered by AsyncGraphics.
- vvvv - Hybrid visual/textual live-programming environment for easy prototyping and development.
- TIC-80 - Make pixel art style games and art on a 240\*136 pixel screen.
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Sound Programming Languages
- SuperCollider - platform] - Platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition.
- ChucK - Strongly-timed, concurrent, and on-the-fly music programming language.
- TidalCycles - Domain specific language for live coding of pattern.
- Sonic Pi - The live coding music synth for everyone.
- Csound - A sound and music computing system.
- Orca - Live coding environment to quickly create procedural sequencers.
- handel - A small procedural programming language for writing songs in browser.
- Overtone - An open source audio environment designed to explore new musical ideas from synthesis and instrument building to live-coding.
- Melrōse - A MIDI producing environment for creating (live) music.
- SuperCollider - platform] - Platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition.
- ChucK - Strongly-timed, concurrent, and on-the-fly music programming language.
- Sonic Pi - The live coding music synth for everyone.
- Glicol - Graph-oriented live coding language and music/audio DSP library written in Rust.
- Orca - Live coding environment to quickly create procedural sequencers.
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Web Programming • Libraries
- Stackgl - Open software ecosystem for WebGL, built on top of browserify and npm.
- Paper.js - The swiss army knife of vector graphics scripting.
- Pixi.js - HTML 5 2D rendering engine that uses webGL with canvas fallback.
- p5.js - JavaScript library that starts with the original goal of Processing.
- Maker.js - Parametric line drawing for SVG, CNC & laser cutters.
- OpenJSCAD - Programmatic 3D modeling in JavaScript.
- GraphicsJS - A lightweight open-source JavaScript library for graphics and animations (SVG/VML).
- Proton - A lightweight and powerful javascript particle engine.
- Stackgl - Open software ecosystem for WebGL, built on top of browserify and npm.
- Pixi.js - HTML 5 2D rendering engine that uses webGL with canvas fallback.
- Maker.js - Parametric line drawing for SVG, CNC & laser cutters.
- Proton - A lightweight and powerful javascript particle engine.
- luma.gl - WebGL2 Components for Data Visualization.
- Theatre.js - Motion design library with visual tools
- GraphicsJS - A lightweight open-source JavaScript library for graphics and animations (SVG/VML).
- Pixi.js - HTML 5 2D rendering engine that uses webGL with canvas fallback.
- Zdog - A pseudo-3D engine for canvas & SVG.
- Pts.js - JavaScript library for visualization and creative-coding.
- Fabric.js - Javascript canvas library, SVG-to-canvas parser.
- Two.js - Two-dimensional drawing api geared towards modern web browsers.
- ClayGL - WebGL graphic library for building scalable Web3D applications.
- css-doodle - A web component for drawing patterns with CSS.
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Projection Mapping • VJing
- MadMapper - Video mapping projections and Light mapping.
- VDMX - Realtime multimedia performance application.
- Modul8 - Real time video mixing and compositing.
- Resolume - Mixing of digital video and effects in a realtime.
- CoGe VJ - VJ software designed for realtime HD video mixing and compositing with a modular user interface.
- Millumin - A software to create and perform interactive audiovisual shows.
- Smode - A real-time 2D/3D creation, compositing and video-mapping engine.
- Veejay - A live performance tool featuring simple non-linear editing and mixing from multiple sources (files, devices, streams...)
- MadMapper - Video mapping projections and Light mapping.
- Modul8 - Real time video mixing and compositing.
- CoGe VJ - VJ software designed for realtime HD video mixing and compositing with a modular user interface.
- Millumin - A software to create and perform interactive audiovisual shows.
- Smode - A real-time 2D/3D creation, compositing and video-mapping engine.
- Veejay - A live performance tool featuring simple non-linear editing and mixing from multiple sources (files, devices, streams...)
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Other
- Structure Synth - platform] - Application for generating 3D structures by specifying a design grammar.
- Syphon - Allows applications to share frames with one another in realtime.
- KodeLife - Real-time GPU shader editor, live-code performance tool and graphics prototyping sketchpad.
- ISF - GLSL shaders for use in interactive applications.
- glslViewer - Live-coding console tool that renders GLSL Shaders.
- DrawBot - Education oriented 2d graphics programming environment based on python.
- basil.js - Scripting (JS) in InDesign for designers and artists in the spirit of Processing.
- F3 - Powerful 3D design app that enables you to live code 3D form.
- ShaderTool - Modern shader IDE for programmers and FX artists.
- Structure Synth - platform] - Application for generating 3D structures by specifying a design grammar.
- F3 - Powerful 3D design app that enables you to live code 3D form.
- ShaderTool - Modern shader IDE for programmers and FX artists.
- KodeLife - Real-time GPU shader editor, live-code performance tool and graphics prototyping sketchpad.
- ISF - GLSL shaders for use in interactive applications.
- glslViewer - Live-coding console tool that renders GLSL Shaders.
- DrawBot - Education oriented 2d graphics programming environment based on python.
- basil.js - Scripting (JS) in InDesign for designers and artists in the spirit of Processing.
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Communities
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Subreddits
- r/raytraycing - Subreddit on raytracing.
- r/graphicsprogramming - Subreddit on graphics programming.
- r/processing - Subreddit on Processing.
- r/creativecoding - Sharing and discussing the use of computer programming as a creative discipline.
- r/shaders - Subreddit on shaders.
- r/opengl - News and discussion about OpenGL on all platforms.
- r/proceduralgeneration - Subreddit on procedural generation.
- r/MachineLearning - Subreddit on machine learning.
- r/generative - Subreddit on generative art and music.
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Slack
- Creative-Dev Slack - Creative Development Slack.
- Generative Art Slack - Generative Art Slack.
- Creative Coding Club - Creative Coding Club Slack.
- Creative Coding - Creative Coding Slack.
- openFrameworks - openFrameworks Slack.
- Creative Coding Club - Creative Coding Club Slack.
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Other
- The Creative Coding Podcast - Iain and Seb discuss the ins and outs of creative coding.
- realtimevfx.com - Real Time VFX Community.
- Data Stories - Podcast on data visualization.
- 3D Programming Weekly Articles - Great collection of shader and math related resources.
- Pass The Pen - A community of front-end developers who build collaborative creative coding projects on CodePen.
- Creative Tech Weekly - A weekly newsletter of resources around creative technology.
- The Creative Coding Podcast - Iain and Seb discuss the ins and outs of creative coding.
- Data Stories - Podcast on data visualization.
- 3D Programming Weekly Articles - Great collection of shader and math related resources.
- Creative Tech Weekly - A weekly newsletter of resources around creative technology.
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Learning Resources
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Quick References • Cheatsheets
- Shaderific GLSL - OpenGL ES shading language reference.
- The Book of Shaders Glossary - Shader glossary by theme.
- 3D Maths Cheat Sheet - Math cheatsheet by Anton Gerdelan, from his OpenGL book.
- docs.GL - Improvement of the official OpenGL documentation.
- 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.
- The newbie's PBR Cheat Sheet - Short and sweet visual overview on PBR.
- PixelSpirit - GLSL library on the back of tarot cards, for learning and reference.
- Procedural Patterns And Noises - Collection of procedural patterns and procedural noises.
- Three.js Reference - Reference from the Udacity Interactive 3D Graphics course.
- Easings - Interactive easing functions cheatsheet.
- 3D Maths Cheat Sheet - Math cheatsheet by Anton Gerdelan, from his OpenGL book.
- docs.GL - Improvement of the official OpenGL documentation.
- Easings - Interactive easing functions cheatsheet.
- Easings - Interactive easing functions cheatsheet.
- gltut glossary pages: 1 - OpenGL 3D programming glossary.
- Canvas Cheatsheet - Quick and visual canvas cheatsheet.
- Glossary of Computer Graphics - Glossary of terms relating computer graphics.
- Visual Noises - Visualize noise algorithms in 1D and 2D.
- Trigonoparty - Simple trigonometry visualisation.
- Procedural Patterns And Noises - Collection of procedural patterns and procedural noises.
- docs.GL - Improvement of the official OpenGL documentation.
- Shaderific GLSL - OpenGL ES shading language reference.
- WebGL Cheatsheet - WebGL 1.0 API reference card.
- GLSL Reference Guide - OpenGL Shading Language quick reference guide.
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Articles • Tutorials
- Volumetric rendering - Explains how to create complex 3D shapes inside volumetric shaders.
- Real-time Rendering - Book, blog and collection of resources regarding real-time rendering.
- OpenGL 4 Shaders - Short and sweet introduction to OpenGL shaders by Anton Gerdelan.
- On ray casting, ray tracing, ray marching and the like - The title says it all. Introduction by Adok.
- Sun and Black Cat - Articles on shaders and other computer graphics related topics.
- Three.js sine animation - Learn how to add sine waves to a circle with three.js. ([oF version](http://www.pshkvsky.com/gif2code/sinewaves-animation-tutorial-openframeworks/))
- WebGL Workshop - Short and sweet online introduction to WebGL.
- Particle Effects via Billboards - How to create a particle effects with billboarding and WebGL.
- Beautifully Animate Points with WebGL and regl - How to create GPGPU particles with regl.
- WebGL Quest - A tutorial and a list of useful resources to use WebGL raymarching and distance functions easily.
- Exploring bump mapping with WebGL - Introduction to different bump mapping techniques.
- Particles in a Simplex Noise Flow Field - Perlin noise flow field tutorial.
- Flow Fields, Part 1 - 101.com/blog/2017/10/28/flow-fields-part-ii/) - Introduction to flow fields also known as vector fields.
- Three.js Basics - Introduction to Three.js by Eric Haines.
- What Every Coder Should Know About Gamma - Deep dive into the importance of gamma.
- HTML Canvas Deep Dive - Profound introduction to the canvas API.
- 31 days of Canvas tutorials - Collection of canvas tutorials by Seb Lee-Delisle.
- Pen Plotter Art & Algorithms Part 1 - plotter-2) - How to use the AxiDraw pen plotter with JavaScript.
- 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.
- Shepherding random numbers - Tiny guide to shepherding random numbers.
- Amit’s Game Programming Information - Collection of resources on stuff like path-finding, Ai, math etc.
- Experimenting with Three.js shaders and the ShaderMaterial - Introduction to custom mesh shader materials.
- Ray Marching and Signed Distance Functions - Introduction to ray tracing.
- Introduction to Ray Tracing - A simple method for creating 3D images.
- An intro to modern OpenGL - First part of an introduction to modern OpenGL.
- Smooth minimum - Article about the smooth based primitive union.
- WebGL Lessons — Fragment Shaders - A brief introduction to fragment shaders.
- WebGL Lessons — ThreeJS Shaders - Using custom vertex and fragment shaders in ThreeJS.
- ThreeJS post-proces example - example of post-processing effects in ThreeJS.
- Introduction to Ray Tracing - A simple method for creating 3D images.
- An intro to modern OpenGL - First part of an introduction to modern OpenGL.
- Smooth minimum - Article about the smooth based primitive union.
- Modeling with distance functions - Collection of distance functions in one centralized place.
- Real-time Rendering - Book, blog and collection of resources regarding real-time rendering.
- OpenGL 4 Shaders - Short and sweet introduction to OpenGL shaders by Anton Gerdelan.
- On ray casting, ray tracing, ray marching and the like - The title says it all. Introduction by Adok.
- Writing a small software renderer - Really good introduction to how basic software rendering works.
- Particle Effects via Billboards - How to create a particle effects with billboarding and WebGL.
- WebGL Quest - A tutorial and a list of useful resources to use WebGL raymarching and distance functions easily.
- Exploring bump mapping with WebGL - Introduction to different bump mapping techniques.
- Three.js Basics - Introduction to Three.js by Eric Haines.
- What Every Coder Should Know About Gamma - Deep dive into the importance of gamma.
- Cat Like Coding - In depth tutorials on math, algorithms and Unity.
- Fun Programming - Learn creative coding writing simple programs.
- Adventures in Game Development World - Easy to understand collection of articles on game developement, but relevant to creative coding as well.
- Writing a small software renderer - Really good introduction to how basic software rendering works.
- Ray Marching and Signed Distance Functions - Introduction to ray tracing.
- Smooth minimum - Article about the smooth based primitive union.
- Introduction to shaders - Part 1 of an introduction to shaders using threejs.
- Three.js 101 - Introduction to three.js from a creative coder perspective.
- lwjgl: Shaders - Shader tutorial in the context of lwjgl-basics.
- Shaders: A primer - A primer on shaders.
- 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.
- Into Vertex Shaders - Series of tutorials about WebGL, Three.js, and Three.bas.
- The Spaces of WebGL - Brief overview over the different coordinate systems through out the 3D graphics pipeline.
- THREE.js & instanced geometry - Fluffy predator with three.js and instanced geometry.
- An Interactive Introduction to WebGL and three.js - Slides from the SIGGRAPH 2017 WebGL workshop.
- How to Start Learning Computer Graphics Programming - Advice and thoughts on how to get started by Eric Arnebäck.
- Noise in Creative Coding - In-depth blog post about noise as an indispensable tool for creative coding.
- Particle Physics - Particle physics explained.
- Shaders: Second stage - The second part to the previous.
- Custom shaders with Three.JS - Introduction to custom shaders, uniforms, textures and lighting in three.js.
- Modeling with distance functions - Collection of distance functions in one centralized place.
- WebGL Tutorials - Website with a really good collection of WebGL tutorials.
- WebGL Tutorial: Directional Shadow Mapping without extensions - Introduction to the concepts behind real time directional light shadow mapping.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- FBO particles - Article about FBO/GPGPU particles by @nicoptere.
- Ray marching (with THREE.js) - Article about ray marching with three.js by @nicoptere.
- Graphics for Games - Introduction to 3D graphics programming including shaders, math post-processing etc. from Newcastle University.
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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.
- Fragment-oundry - Interactive fragment shader tutorial.
- Bubble Breakdown - Shader breakdown by Perlin.
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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.
- The Coding Train - Daniel Shiffman makes videos about creative coding.
- Shaders Laboratory - YouTube channel about shaders.
- Makin' Stuff Look Good - YouTube channel about shaders case studies.
- Vertexshaderart - YouTube playlist about vertex shaders.
- Modern OpenGL 3.0+ Tutorials - YouTube playlist about modern OpenGL.
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Talks
- Intro to WebGL Slides - Intro to WebGL with three.js.
- Inigo Quilez Live - Collection of live coding videos by Íñigo Quílez.
- 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.
- Intro to WebGL Slides - Intro to WebGL with three.js.
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Books
- Generative Art: A Practical Guide - Practical guide using Processing.
- Generative Design - Visualize, Program, and Create with Processing.
- The Nature of Code - Simulating natural systems with Processing.
- Programming Design Systems - Practical introduction to the new foundations of graphic design.
- Programming Interactivity - Designer's Guide to Processing, Arduino, and openFrameworks.
- Mastering openFrameworks: Creative Coding Demystified - Advanced in depth guide to openFrameworks.
- Algorithms for Visual Design Using the Processing Language - Experiment with design problems to create 3D animations, GUIs, and more.
- Foundation HTML5 Animation with JavaScript - Everything you need to know to create animation using the HTML5 canvas.
- Playing with chaos - Programming Fractals and Strange Attractors in JavaScript.
- Ray Tracing in One Weekend - Mini book about Ray Tracing.
- Real-Time Rendering - Learn how to use modern techniques to generate synthetic three-dimensional images in a fraction of a second.
- Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice - Introduction to shader programming in general, but focusing on the GLSL shading language.
- Anton's OpenGL 4 Tutorials - Practical guide to starting 3d programming with OpenGL.
- Physics for JavaScript Games, Animation, and Simulations - Teaches JavaScript programmers how to incorporate real physics into their HTML5 games, animations, and simulations.
- Math for Programmers - Book teaches you to solve mathematical problems in code.
- Synthèse d'images avec OpenGL (ES) - Book in french, which covers OpenGL, OpenGL ES and WebGL.
- openFrameworks Essentials - openFrameworks beginner Guide for programmer, visual artist, or designer.
- Synthèse d'images avec OpenGL (ES) - Book in french, which covers OpenGL, OpenGL ES and WebGL.
- openFrameworks Essentials - openFrameworks beginner Guide for programmer, visual artist, or designer.
- Mastering openFrameworks: Creative Coding Demystified - Advanced in depth guide to openFrameworks.
- Processing 2: Creative Programming Cookbook - Guides you to explore the Processing environment using practical and useful recipes.
- The Nature of Code - Simulating natural systems with Processing.
- Programming Interactivity - Designer's Guide to Processing, Arduino, and openFrameworks.
- Ray Tracing in One Weekend - Mini book about Ray Tracing.
- Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice - Introduction to shader programming in general, but focusing on the GLSL shading language.
- Learning Modern 3D Graphics Programming - Series of tutorials on using OpenGL to do graphical rendering.
- Hands-On Music Generation with Magenta - Explore the role of deep learning in music generation and assisted music composition.
- Processing 2: Creative Programming Cookbook - Guides you to explore the Processing environment using practical and useful recipes.
- Data-driven Graphic Design - Creative Coding for Visual Communication.
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Online Books
- The Book of Shaders - Step-by-step guide through the abstract and complex universe of fragment shaders.
- WebGL Fundamentals - WebGL from the ground up. No magic.
- WebGL 2 Fundamentals - WebGL2 from the ground up. No magic.
- Learn OpenGL - Extensive tutorial resource for learning Modern OpenGL.
- Scratchapixel 2.0 - Learn Computer Graphics From Scratch.
- ofBook - Community-written book/guide on openFrameworks.
- OGLdev - Collection of modern OpenGL tutorials by Etay Meiri.
- OpenGL Tutorial - Site dedicated to tutorials for OpenGL 3.3 and later.
- Open.gl - Guide that teach you the basics of using OpenGL.
- Pixel Shaders - Interactive Introduction to Graphics Programming.
- OpenGLBook - Free OpenGL programming tutorial in online book format.
- Graphics Programming Projects - Book about 3D computational graphics by Morgan McGuire.
- On Generative Algorithms - Notes about generating various organic patterns, with examples and Python code, by Anders Hoff.
- Computer Graphics from Scratch - A raytracing and rasterization textbook that teaches you how OpenGL and DirectX works.
- XEM WebGL Guide - Step-by-step guide to WebGL.
- Creative Coding Notebooks - An authorial set of fundamental Python recipes on Creative Coding and Computer Art, by Diego Inácio.
- WebGL Academy - Learn WebGL and 3D algorithmic in a progressive and interactive way. (Archived)
- On Generative Algorithms - Notes about generating various organic patterns, with examples and Python code, by Anders Hoff.
- WebGL Fundamentals - WebGL from the ground up. No magic.
- OpenGLBook - Free OpenGL programming tutorial in online book format.
- WebGL Academy - Learn WebGL and 3D algorithmic in a progressive and interactive way. (Archived)
- ofBook - Community-written book/guide on openFrameworks.
- WebGL 2 Fundamentals - WebGL2 from the ground up. No magic.
- Scratchapixel 2.0 - Learn Computer Graphics From Scratch.
- OGLdev - Collection of modern OpenGL tutorials by Etay Meiri.
- 3D Game Shaders For Beginners - Step-by-step guide to real-time shading techniques.
- Computer Graphics from Scratch - A raytracing and rasterization textbook that teaches you how OpenGL and DirectX works.
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Courses
- Create 3D Graphics in JS Using WebGL - Get started creating content with WebGL without any frameworks.
- Learn HTML5 Graphics and Animation - Introduction to the canvas 2D drawing API.
- Interactive 3D Graphics - Udacity course that teach you the principles of 3D computer graphics.
- Interactive Computer Graphics - Computer graphics course from Coursera.
- Kadenze Creative Coding - Selection of Kadenze courses covering p5.js, TensorFlow, Max/Jitter, and ChucK.
- Think. Create. Code - EDX course to learn programming with ProcessingJS.
- Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps - Coursera course on creative coding with processing.
- Imaginary Institute - Learn how to create gorgeous interactive graphics.
- Future Learn: Creative Coding - Use computer programming as a creative discipline to generate sounds, images, animations and more.
- Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation - Use JavaScript and the ProcessingJS library to create drawings and animations.
- Advanced JS: Natural Simulations - Combine JS, ProcessingJS, and mathematical concepts to simulate nature in your programs
- Interactive Data Visualization with Processing - Learn how to read, map, and illustrate data with Processing.
- Programming Data Visualizations: A Coding Toolkit for Processing - Join information designer Nicholas Felton in the world of Processing.
- Introduction to Data Visualization - Join Nicholas Felton for a smart, comprehensive, and inspiring intro to data visualization.
- Programming Graphics I - Graphics-II-Generative-Art-Animation/388564917), [3](https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Programming-Graphics-III-Painting-with-Sound/738981508?) - Learn generative art and Processing with art with Joshua Davis.
- Creative Coding with Canvas & WebGL - Workshop by Matt DesLauriers. that teaches you about generative art, interactive animations, 3D graphics, and shaders.
- Advanced Creative Coding with WebGL & Shaders - Workshop by Matt DesLauriers that go deeper into graphics programming, math and shaders.
- Three.js Journey - This course by Bruno Simon will teach you the secrets to create the coolest WebGL websites with Three.js whether your are a beginner or an advanced developer.
- 3D Computer Graphics Programming - Learn all the theory and the math behind 3D graphics while creating a software renderer from scratch using the C programming language
- Interactive 3D Graphics - Udacity course that teach you the principles of 3D computer graphics.
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Math
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Other
- Coding Math - Teaches you the math you need to understand as a programmer.
- Formul 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 explination 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 formulars 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.
- Math as code - Cheat-sheet for mathematical notation in code form.
- Coding Math - Teaches you the math you need to understand as a programmer.
- Matrix Multiplication - Matrix multiplication visualized.
- Image Kernels - Interactive and visual introduction to image kernels.
- Sine and Cosine - Interactive explination of sine and cosine.
- Essence of linear algebra - Essence of linear algebra YouTube playlist.
- Gene Kogan: Perlin Noise - introduction to 2D and 3D perlin noise.
- 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.
- Essence of linear algebra - Essence of linear algebra YouTube playlist.
- 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.
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Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai
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Other
- Google ML - Cloud machine learning by Google.
- TensorFlow - Open source software library for machine intelligence.
- AI Playbook - Ai microsite intended to help newcomers get started.
- TensorFlow.js - JavaScript library for training and deploying ML models in the browser and on Node.js.
- Runway - Toolkit that adds artificial intelligence capabilities to design and creative platforms.
- Lobe - Build, train, and ship custom deep learning models using a simple visual interface.
- ModelDepot - Platform for discovering, sharing, and discussing easy to use and pre-trained machine learning models.
- Google ML - Cloud machine learning by Google.
- AI Playbook - Ai microsite intended to help newcomers get started.
- 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 - Toolkit that adds artificial intelligence capabilities to design and creative platforms.
- Lobe - Build, train, and ship custom deep learning models using a simple visual interface.
- TensorFlow.js - JavaScript library for training and deploying ML models in the browser and on Node.js.
- ml4a - Machine learning for artists.
- Tesseract.js - Pure Javascript Multilingual OCR.
- ConvNetJS - Deep Learning in your browser.
- Wekinator - Allows anyone to use machine learning.
- CreativeAi.net - Space to share creative Ai projects.
- TensorFlow.js - JavaScript library for training and deploying ML models in the browser and on Node.js.
- Hello TensorFlow - Fully commented TensorFlow.js demo.
- ml5.js - Friendly machine learning for the web.
- Model Zoo - Discover open source deep learning code and pretrained models.
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Inspiration
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- Dwitter - Social network for short JavaScript demos.
- Chrome Experiments - Showcase of web experiments written by the creative coding community.
- Codedoodl.es - Showcase of curated creative coding sketches.
- For your Processing - Projects and tutorials about Processing.
- Art From Code - Code sketches by Keith Peters.
- Generator.x - Flickr group about generative strategies in art & design.
- Generative Art - Flickr group about generative art.
- Inspiring Online - Open source micro blog about inspiring and creative works published online.
- Raven Kwok - Tumblr by visual artist Raven Kwok.
- P5Art - Really good collection of experiments in Processing.
- Echophon - Tumblr with visual inspiration.
- Bees & Bombs - Tumblr with gifs by Dave.
- DevArt - Celebration of art made with code by artists that push the possibilities of creativity.
- Folds2d - Tumblr with curves, surfaces, scalar and vector fields.
- W:BLUT Inspiration - Collection of gifs, links and images by W:Blut.
- OpenProcessing - Algorithmic Designs Created with Processing, p5js and processingjs.
- Generator.x - Flickr group about generative strategies in art & design.
- Generative Art - Flickr group about generative art.
- Chrome Experiments - Showcase of web experiments written by the creative coding community.
- Codedoodl.es - Showcase of curated creative coding sketches.
- For your Processing - Projects and tutorials about Processing.
- Art From Code - Code sketches by Keith Peters.
- Generator.x - Flickr group about generative strategies in art & design.
- Generative Art - Flickr group about generative art.
- P5Art - Really good collection of experiments in Processing.
- Echophon - Tumblr with visual inspiration.
- DevArt - Celebration of art made with code by artists that push the possibilities of creativity.
- Folds2d - Tumblr with curves, surfaces, scalar and vector fields.
- OpenProcessing - Algorithmic Designs Created with Processing, p5js and processingjs.
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Events
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Other
- OFFF Festival - Digital design festival (*Online Flash Film Festival*).
- Gray Area Festival - Creative coding, art and technology festival.
- Signal Festival - Showcase of light art and emerging technologies in Prague, the Czech Republic.
- Eyeo Festival - Bring together creative coders, data designers and creators working at the intersection of data, art and technology.
- Mutek - Organization dedicated to digital creativity in sound, music, and audio-visual art.
- Node - An open platform for the exchange on culture, arts and technology.
- CODAME ART+TECH - Projects and nonprofit events, to inspire through experience.
- Curated Creative Events - Hand-picked design, code, art, fashion and maker events.
- NextArt Night - Inspiring people through creative uses of tech.
- GROW - The Parisian rendez-vous for creative coders, GROW is about opening new possibilities in digital creation.
- OFFF Festival - Digital design festival (*Online Flash Film Festival*).
- Gray Area Festival - Creative coding, art and technology festival.
- Signal Festival - Showcase of light art and emerging technologies in Prague, the Czech Republic.
- CODAME ART+TECH - Projects and nonprofit events, to inspire through experience.
- Digital Design Days - 3 day event offering conferences, workshops, digital showcases & installations.
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Museums • Galleries
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Other
- ZKM — Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe/Germany - ZKM organizes exhibitions and events on the effects of media, digitization, and globalization.
- Ars Electronica Center, Linz/Austria - Museum of the Future — a place where diverse blends of artistic genres, scientific domains and technological directions are displayed and processed.
- Technorama, Zurich/Switzerland - Technorama allows hands-on experiences of hundreds of natural phenomena and technology.
- Kate Vass Gallery - Zürich/Switzerland - Contemporary art gallery presenting works by international established, mid-career, and emerging artists focusing on photography and new technologies.
- Digital Art Museum - Berlin/Germany - Digital Art Museum is an **online** resource for the history and practice of digital fine art.
- NXT Museum - Amsterdam/Netherlands - The first museum in the Netherlands dedicated to new media art.
- Ars Electronica Center, Linz/Austria - Museum of the Future — a place where diverse blends of artistic genres, scientific domains and technological directions are displayed and processed.
- ZKM — Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe/Germany - ZKM organizes exhibitions and events on the effects of media, digitization, and globalization.
- Ars Electronica Center, Linz/Austria - Museum of the Future — a place where diverse blends of artistic genres, scientific domains and technological directions are displayed and processed.
- Digital Art Museum - Berlin/Germany - Digital Art Museum is an **online** resource for the history and practice of digital fine art.
- NXT Museum - Amsterdam/Netherlands - The first museum in the Netherlands dedicated to new media art.
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Schools • Workshops
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Other
- Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design - Hosts a range of educational initiatives, most notably, the Interaction Design Programme and the CIID Summer School.
- Residencies, Fellowships, Summer Schools - Huge list of residencies, fellowships and summer schools around the world (Navigate with the bottom left tabs).
- Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design - Hosts a range of educational initiatives, most notably, the Interaction Design Programme and the CIID Summer School.
- Goldsmiths, UoL, MA Computational Art - Graduate program in London which develops your arts practice through the expressive world of creative computation
- UAL Creative Computing Institute - school in London working at the intersection of creativity and computational technologies
- School for Poetic Computation - School in New York that explore the intersections of code, design, hardware and theory.
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Blogs • Websites
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Other
- CreativeApplications.Net [CAN - Famous digital art blog.
- iquilezles.org - Home of Íñigo Quílez, specialised in GLSL and math snippets.
- bit-101.com - Blog by Keith Peters, specialised in creative coding.
- ibreakdownshaders - Explore the math behind shaders.
- adriancourrèges.com - Blog of software engineer Adrian Courrèges. Articles about game graphics studies etc.
- clicktorelease.com - Home of Jaume Sanchez Elias, with demos, talks, articles on WebGL and WebVR.
- madebyevan.com - WebGL experiments and articles by Evan Wallace.
- songho.ca - Home of Song Ho Ahn, with a good collection of tutorials on OpenGL and math.
- simonschreibt.de - Game art tricks, design tricks by Simon schreibt.
- CreativeApplications.Net [CAN - Famous digital art blog.
- iquilezles.org - Home of Íñigo Quílez, specialised in GLSL and math snippets.
- ibreakdownshaders - Explore the math behind shaders.
- clicktorelease.com - Home of Jaume Sanchez Elias, with demos, talks, articles on WebGL and WebVR.
- madebyevan.com - WebGL experiments and articles by Evan Wallace.
- WebAudio Weekly - Newsletter to know everything about the WebAudio API
- syntopia - Blog about generative art and systems, by Mikael Hvidtfeldt Christensen.
- sighack.com - Blog about generative art algorithms and techniques, by Manohar Vanga.
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Related
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- Awesome opengl - Curated list of awesome OpenGL libraries, debuggers and resources.
- Awesome webgl - Curated list of awesome WebGL libraries, resources and much more.
- Awesome canvas - Curated list of awesome HTML5 canvas with examples, related articles and posts.
- Awesome audio visualization - Curated list about Audio Visualization.
- Awesome computer vision - Curated list of awesome computer vision resources.
- Magic tools - Curated list of game development resources to make magic happen.
- Awesome public datasets - Curated list of public avalible datasets, mostly free resources.
- Awesome creative technology - Curated list of Creative Technology groups, companies, studios, collectives and more.
- Awesome livecoding - Curated list of livecoding languages and tools.
- Awesome public datasets - Curated list of public avalible datasets, mostly free resources.
- Link collection of ray marching on the GPU - Curated list from 2013.
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