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1. Awesome Creative Coding

Books

• 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.

• 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.

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.

• 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.

Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems

• Processing [Cross-platform] - Computer programming language and IDE for visual arts.

• Cinder [Cross-platform] - Open source library for professional-quality creative coding in C++.

• openFrameworks [Cross-platform] - Open source C++ toolkit for creative coding.

• C4 [iOS] - Open-source creative coding framework for iOS.

• Unity [Mac, Win] - Game engine, but useful for creative coding and installations.

• hg_sdf [Cross-platform] - GLSL library for building signed distance functions.

Visual Programming Languages

• NodeBox [Mac, Win] - Cross-platform, node-based GUI for efficient data visualizations and generative design.

• TouchDesigner [Mac, Win] - Visual development platform to create realtime projects.

• Quartz Composer [Mac] - Development tool for processing and rendering graphical data.

• Vuo [Mac] - Live interactive-media programming environment.

• Max [Mac, Win] - Visual programming language for media.

• Pure Data [Cross-platform] - Open source visual programming language for multimedia.

Sound Programming Languages

• SuperCollider [Multi-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.

Projection Mapping • VJing

• MadMapper [Mac] - Video mapping projections and Light mapping.

• VDMX [Mac] - Realtime multimedia performance application.

• Modul8 [Mac] - Real time video mixing and compositing.

• Resolume [Mac, Win] - Mixing of digital video and effects in a realtime.

• CoGe VJ [Mac] - VJ software designed for realtime HD video mixing and compositing with a modular user interface.

Online

• Shadertoy - Build and share shaders with the world and get inspired.

• GLSL Sandbox - Online shader editor and gallery.

• Shdr Editor - Online shader editor.

• CodePen - Show case of advanced techniques with editable source code.

• Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.

Hardware

• 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.

• Leap Motion - Sensor device that supports hand and finger motions as input.

Other

• Structure Synth [Cross-platform] - Application for generating 3D structures by specifying a design grammar.

• F3 [Mac] - Powerful 3D design app that enables you to live code 3D form.

• ShaderTool [Win] - Modern shader IDE for programmers and FX artists.

• Syphon [Mac] - Allows applications to share frames with one another in realtime.

Videos

• MFGD - Fragment Shaders - YouTube playlist about fragment shaders.

• Shaders Laboratory - YouTube channel about shaders.

• Makin' Stuff Look Good - YouTube channel about shaders case studies.

• Fun with WebGL 2.0 - YouTube playlist about WebGL 2.0.

Talks

• There is also canvas - Bruno Imbrizi go through the use of canvas for creative coding at WebExpo 2016. Interactive slides here.

• OpenGL 3D Game Tutorials - Beginners tutorial series about creating 3D games OpenG.

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

• 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 (⭐1.9k) - Shader tutorial in the context of lwjgl-basics.

• WebGL Beyond Dom (⭐16) - Greg Tatum explain the basic 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.

• Custom shaders with Three.JS - Introduction to custom shaders, uniforms, textures and lighting in three.js.

• An intro to modern OpenGL - First part of an introduction to modern OpenGL.

• Modern OpenGL Series (⭐809) - Good introduction to some of the OpenGL terms.

• 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.

Articles • Tutorials / Canvas

• HTML Canvas Deep Dive - Profound introduction to the canvas API.

• 31 days of Canvas tutorials - Collection of canvas tutorials by Seb Lee-Delisle.

Articles • Tutorials / Other

• Cat Like Coding - In depth tutorials on math, algorithms and Unity.

• Fun Programming - Learn creative coding writing simple programs.

• Visualizing Algorithms - Looks at the use of visualization to understand, explain and debug algorithms.

• Amit’s Game Programming Information - Collection of resources on stuff like path-finding, Ai, math etc.

Quick References • Cheatsheets / Other

• The Book of Shaders Glossary - Shader glossary by theme.

• gltut glossary pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 - OpenGL 3D programming glossary.

• WebGL Cheatsheet - WebGL 1.0 API reference card.

• Glossary of Computer Graphics - Glossary of terms relating computer graphics.

• GLSL Reference Guide - OpenGL Shading Language quick reference guide.

• 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.

Subreddits / Other

• r/creativecoding - Sharing and discussing the use of computer programming as a creative discipline.

• r/raytraycing - Subreddit on raytracing.

• r/opengl - News and discussion about OpenGL on all platforms.

• r/graphicsprogramming - Subreddit on graphics programming.

• r/processing - Subreddit on Processing.

• r/shaders - Subreddit on shaders.

• r/proceduralgeneration - Subreddit on procedural generation.

Other / Other

• The Creative Coding Podcast - Iain and Seb discuss the ins and outs of creative coding.

• realtimevfx.com - Real Time VFX Community.

Math / Other

• Vector Math for 3D Computer Graphics - Tutorial on vector algebra and matrix algebra from the viewpoint of computer graphics.

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai / Other

• Keras.js - Run Keras models (tensorflow backend) in the browser, with GPU support.

• Tesseract.js - Pure Javascript Multilingual OCR.

• Google ML - Cloud machine learning by Google.

• TensorFlow - Open source software library for machine intelligence.

• ConvNetJS - Deep Learning in your browser.

• Wekinator - Allows anyone to use machine learning.

Inspiration / Other

• 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.

Events / 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.

Related / Other

• Awesome webgl (⭐1.3k) - Curated list of awesome WebGL libraries, resources and much more.

• Awesome visualization research (⭐918) - Curated list of recommended research papers and other readings on data visualization.

• Awesome graphics (⭐1k) - Curated list of computer graphics tutorials and resources.

• Graphics resources (⭐1.8k) - Curated list of graphic programming resources.

• Magic tools (⭐13k) - Curated list of game development resources to make magic happen.

• Hanecci’s link collection - Link collection of ray marching on the GPU.

• Awesome public datasets (⭐59k) - Curated list of public avalible datasets, mostly free resources.

• Link collection of ray marching on the GPU - Curated list from 2013.

2. Awesome Webgl

Community / Particles

• Public Mailing List

3. Awesome Opengl

Articles

• (2014) Ray tracing with OpenGL Compute Shaders (⭐419) by Kai Burjack - Detailed tutorial series about ray tracing using OpenGL (LWJGL).

• (2014) Things that drive me nuts about OpenGL by Rich Geldreich - Constructive (or not) criticism of GL API.

• (2010) What is OpenGL? by Joe Groff - Brief introduction to the building blocks of OpenGL.

Books

• A Trip Down the Graphics Pipeline by Jim Blinn - Popular book that contains wealth information about the graphics pipeline, and of the best sources to learn the core concepts of Computer Graphics.

• OpenGL Insights by Patrick Cozzi, Christophe Riccio - Rich and comprehensive resource to learn techniques and tips, covering several advanced topics of OpenGL.

• OpenGL Programming Guide by Dave Shreiner, et al. - It does a good job covering the basics and providing clear reference of the API.

• OpenGL Shading Language by Randi J. Rost, et al. - Very clear and well written book about Shading Language. Also, it provides several explanations of writing shaders.

• OpenGL SuperBible by Richard S. Wright, et al. - It covers the basic concepts of computer graphics and provides clear examples using OpenGL. Definitely, it is a must for beginners.

• Real-Time Rendering by Tomas Akenine-Moller, Eric Haines and Naty Hoffman - It does a good job at explaining concepts for game engine, basis for game client programming as well as the necessary knowledge for understanding DirectX and OpenGL.

Debug

• GL-SL Debugger - Tool for debugging OpenGL programs.

• GLIntercept (⭐481) - OpenGL function call interceptor for Windows.

• NVIDIA® Nsight™ - Development platform for graphics applications.

GLSL Editors

• GLSLbin - Fragment shader sandbox supporting glslify (⭐2.1k).

Libraries

• freeGLUT - Mature library that allows to create/manage windows containing OpenGL contexts.

• GLFW - Modern library for creating/interact windows with OpenGL contexts.

• glm - Mathematics library for graphics software based on the GLSL specifications.

• Magnum (⭐4.5k) - It is a 2D/3D graphics engine for modern OpenGL.

• MathFu - C++ math library developed primarily for games focused on simplicity and efficiency.

• Newton - It is a cross-platform life-like physics.

• OGLplus - Collection of libraries which implement an object-oriented facade over OpenGL.

• SDL - Designed to provide low level access to multimedia and graphics hardware.

• SFML - Simple interface to ease the development of games and multimedia applications.

• SOIL - Tiny C library used primarily for uploading textures into OpenGL. (see SOIL2)

Profile Loaders

• gl3w (⭐666) - Simple OpenGL core profile loader.

• glad (⭐3.2k) - Multi profile loader-generator based on the official specs.

• glbinding (⭐791) - Profile loader leveraging C++11 features to provide type safety.

• GLEW - Mature cross-platform library to load OpenGL extensions.

References

• docs.GL - It is an alternative documentation for OpenGL.

• OpenGL Wiki - Official OpenGL wiki.

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