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Techniques

Reference notes for every algorithmic art technique used by demos in the gallery. Each page lists the demos that use it.

• 2D Signed Distance Fields (SDFs)
• 3D Gaussian Splats
• Algorithmic Art — Learning Resources
• Analytic Ray Tracing Reference
• Anti-Aliasing Strategies Reference
• Atmospheric Scattering Reference
• Audio-Reactive Mappings Reference
• Cellular Automata
• Color Science for Algorithmic Art
• Flow Fields & Noise
• Fractals & L-Systems
• Generative Agents & Typography
• GLSL Shaders — Fragment Shader Mode Reference
• GPU Particle Systems — Three.js GPGPU Reference
• Isosurface Extraction (3D SDFs → Mesh)
• Line Art & Contour Rendering — Three.js Reference
• MPM Fluid — Material Point Method Reference
• Multipass / Buffer Ping-Pong — GPU Simulation Reference
• nannou — 3D Rendering Reference
• nannou — Rust Creative Coding Framework
• Order-Independent Transparency (OIT)
• Particle Life — Asymmetric-Force Swarm Reference
• Path Tracing / Global Illumination Reference
• Plotter Workflow — Hybrid Digital/Analog Reference
• Post-Processing Effects Reference
• Procedural 2D Patterns (GLSL) Reference
• Reaction-Diffusion
• Recursion & Subdivision
• Sound Synthesis (Shader Audio) Reference
• Strange Attractors
• Superformula — Parametric Shape Reference
• Terrain Rendering Reference
• thi.ng Mode — Functional Canvas 2D Reference
• thi.ng/umbrella — Functional Creative Coding Ecosystem
• Three.js — 3D Scene Mode Reference
• Tiling & Tessellation
• Voronoi / Cellular Noise Reference
• Water & Ocean Rendering Reference
• WebGL Pitfalls & Debugging Reference
• WebGPU Compute — WGSL Reference for Generative Art