THE VIDEO SHELF · procedural graphics
Making a heart with Maths
Inigo Quilez shows step by step how to build a simple heart shape from mathematics and shaders, with code on Shadertoy. It is an introduction to procedural graphics and signed distance functions.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters call it a great beginner-friendly introduction and enjoy watching Quilez work through graphics.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Inigo Quilez
- Topic
- procedural graphics
- Format
- tutorial
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2020
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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His YouTube tutorial where he creates the beating heart composited on live video as he explains it is a great introduction for beginners and younger people [1]. I've learned so much from his sharing of his techniques and knowledge. Thanks Inigo! [1] [VIDEO]
eggy on Hacker News · 2017-09
In Articles on fractals, computer graphics, mathematics, demoscene and moreHighly recommended video by Iquilez, in a similar vein: [VIDEO] Watching the guy hack away at graphics is super enjoyable
isoprophlex on Hacker News · 2020-02
In Wolfram Alpha: {y = Re(sqrt(abs(x)(1-abs(x)))), y = Re(-sqrt(1-sqrt(abs(x))))}
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