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Creative Coding: Generative Art, Data visualization, Interaction Design, Resources.

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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
Learning Modern 3D Graphics Programming Series of tutorials on using OpenGL to do graphical rendering
Programming Interactivity Designer's Guide to Processing, Arduino, and openFrameworks
openFrameworks Essentials openFrameworks beginner Guide for programmer, visual artist, or designer
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
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
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
Hands-On Music Generation with Magenta Explore the role of deep learning in music generation and assisted music composition

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
A Primer on Bézier Curves A free book for when you really need to know how to do Bézier things
3D Game Shaders For Beginners Step-by-step guide to real-time shading techniques
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

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
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 , , - 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

Tools / Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems
Processing [Cross-platform] - Computer programming language and IDE for visual arts
py5 [Cross-platform] - A library that intergrates Processing into the Python 3 ecossystem
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
Godot [Cross-platform] - Open source game engine, that can also be used for all sorts of things
PlayCanvas [Cross-platform] - Open source, realtime collaborative WebGL engine
hg_sdf [Cross-platform] - GLSL library for building signed distance functions
nannou [Cross-platform] - Open-source creative coding framework for the Rust language
thi.ng [Cross-platform] - Open source collection of computational design tools for JavaScript, TypeScript, Clojure and ClojureScript languages
PixelKit 885 over 1 year ago [iOS, Mac] - Open source, live graphics, Swift framework, powered by Metal
OPENRNDR [Cross-platform] - Open source library for creative coding written in Kotlin
Phaser [Cross-platform] - HTML5 framework for building games, uses both a Canvas and WebGL renderer
Canvas-sketch 5,023 8 months ago [Cross-platform] - HTML5 framework for making generative artwork in JavaScript and the browser
AsyncGraphics 329 19 days ago [iOS, macOS] - Open source, live graphics, async / await, Swift package, powered by Metal
Lygia 2,544 9 days ago [Cross-platform] - Granular and multi-language (GLSL, HLSL, WGSL, MSL and CUDA) shader library designed for performance and flexibility
Fragment.tools 825 26 days ago [Cross-platform] - A web development environment for creative coding

Tools / Visual Programming Languages
vvvv [Win] - Hybrid visual/textual live-programming environment for easy prototyping and development
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
ossia score [Cross-platform] - Interactive, intermedia audio-visual sequencer
tooll [Win] - Open source tool for creating interactive 3d content and animations
XOD [Cross-platform] - Open source visual programming language and environment for microcontroller-based projects
Isadora [Cross-platform] - Scene based media control software with integrated projection mapper
cables [Cross-platform/Web] - Your model kit for creating beautiful interactive content. Currently in private beta, invites can be requested
eternal 527 over 1 year ago [Web] - Programs as graphs and graphs as compositional tools for creation
Notch Builder [Win] - Node-based authoring tool with a strong focus on real-time graphics. Currently in beta
JOY.JS Realtime visual coding tool, easy to understand and aimed at beginners
Circles [iPhone, iPad, Mac] - Live graphics node editor, powered by AsyncGraphics
TIC-80 Make pixel art style games and art on a 240*136 pixel screen

Tools / 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
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
Glicol Graph-oriented live coding language and music/audio DSP library written in Rust

Tools / Web Programming • Libraries
three.js 101,983 5 days ago JavaScript 3D library
regl 5,216 about 2 months ago Functional WebGL
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
Pts.js JavaScript library for visualization and creative-coding
Fabric.js Javascript canvas library, SVG-to-canvas parser
Maker.js Parametric line drawing for SVG, CNC & laser cutters
OpenJSCAD Programmatic 3D modeling in JavaScript
Sketch.js Minimal JavaScript creative coding framework
Two.js Two-dimensional drawing api geared towards modern web browsers
ClayGL WebGL graphic library for building scalable Web3D applications
Proton 2,410 7 days ago A lightweight and powerful javascript particle engine
lightgl.js 1,517 about 2 years ago A lightweight WebGL library
picogl.js 788 over 1 year ago A minimal WebGL 2 rendering library
Alfrid 233 almost 2 years ago A WebGL tool set
Babylon.js 23,096 3 days ago complete JavaScript framework for building 3D games with HTML 5 and WebGL
twigl 2,665 27 days ago A Tiny WebGL helper Library
luma.gl 2,304 9 days ago WebGL2 Components for Data Visualization
css-doodle A web component for drawing patterns with CSS
OGL.js 3,709 about 1 month ago JavaScript 3D library (WebGL)
Zdog A pseudo-3D engine for canvas & SVG
Oimo.js 3,050 about 3 years ago Lightweight 3d physics engine for javascript
Ammo.js 4,143 9 months ago Direct port of the Bullet physics engine to JavaScript using Emscripten
Theatre.js 11,257 about 2 months ago Motion design library with visual tools
GraphicsJS A lightweight open-source JavaScript library for graphics and animations (SVG/VML)

Tools / 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
VirtualMapper 228 about 7 years ago Realtime preview tool for projection mapping
Millumin [Mac] - A software to create and perform interactive audiovisual shows
Smode [Win] - A real-time 2D/3D creation, compositing and video-mapping engine
Veejay [Linux] - A live performance tool featuring simple non-linear editing and mixing from multiple sources (files, devices, streams...)

Tools / Online
Shadertoy Build and share shaders with the world and get inspired
Shader Park A JavaScript library for creating interactive procedural 2D and 3D shaders
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
Vertexshaderart Online shader editor and gallery
Cyos Online shader editor
GlslEditor Simple WebGL Fragment Shader Editor
OpenProcessing Create and experiment with algorithmic design, Processing and P5.js
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
Hydra Live code-able video synth and coding environment

Tools / 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
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

Tools / 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
Fragment 167 almost 5 years ago [Mac]- App to live code GLSL graphics
ShaderTool [Win] - Modern shader IDE for programmers and FX artists
Syphon [Mac] - 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
shoebot [Cross-platform] - Shoebot is a creative coding environment designed for making vector graphics and animations with Python
DrawBot [Mac] - Education oriented 2d graphics programming environment based on Python
Klak 1,883 9 months ago A collection of scripts for creative coding with Unity
basil.js Scripting (JS) in InDesign for designers and artists in the spirit of Processing
Konstrukt 63 4 months ago [Cross-platform] - A commandline tool to generate different scaleable patterns as SVGs

Learning Resources / 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

Learning Resources / 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
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

Learning Resources / Articles • Tutorials
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 1,866 over 5 years ago Shader tutorial in the context of lwjgl-basics
Shaders: A primer A primer on shaders
Shaders: Second stage The second part to the previous
WebGL Lessons — Fragment Shaders 310 about 7 years ago A brief introduction to fragment shaders
WebGL Lessons — ThreeJS Shaders 363 about 8 years ago Using custom vertex and fragment shaders in ThreeJS
ThreeJS post-proces example 24 over 8 years ago example of post-processing effects in ThreeJS
Ray Marching and Signed Distance Functions Introduction to ray tracing
Introduction to Ray Tracing A simple method for creating 3D images
GLSL lighting walkthrough 459 over 9 years ago Phong shading tutorial with glslify
Three glslify example 78 over 7 years ago Example on how to use three.js with glslify
WebGL Beyond Dom 16 almost 7 years ago 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 813 over 4 years ago Good introduction to some of the OpenGL terms
Smooth minimum Article about the smooth based primitive union
Modeling with distance functions Collection of distance functions in one centralized place
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
Writing a small software renderer Really good introduction to how basic software rendering works
WebGL Tutorials Website with a really good collection of WebGL tutorials
Generating Geometry: 1 , , - 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
WebGL Workshop Short and sweet online introduction to WebGL
THREE.js & instanced geometry Fluffy predator with three.js and instanced geometry
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 Tutorial: Directional Shadow Mapping without extensions Introduction to the concepts behind real time directional light shadow mapping
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
OpenGL/GLSL Shader Programing Deck on OpenGL/GLSL shader programing
Particles in a Simplex Noise Flow Field Perlin noise flow field tutorial
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
Graphics for Games Introduction to 3D graphics programming including shaders, math post-processing etc. from Newcastle University
Three.js Basics Introduction to Three.js by Eric Haines
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
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 , - 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
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

Learning Resources / Interactive
Shader-school 4,283 over 3 years ago Workshop for GLSL shaders and graphics programming
Webgl-workshop 1,487 6 months ago The sequel to shader-school: Learn the WebGL API
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

Learning Resources / Quick References • Cheatsheets
Shaderific GLSL OpenGL ES shading language reference
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
GLSL Reference Guide OpenGL Shading Language quick reference guide
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
PixelSpirit GLSL library on the back of tarot cards, for learning and reference
Procedural Patterns And Noises Collection of procedural patterns and procedural noises
Visual Noises Visualize noise algorithms in 1D and 2D
Trigonoparty Simple trigonometry visualisation
Morphogenesis 2,027 about 2 months ago Exploration of how shapes, forms, and patterns emerge in nature

Communities / Subreddits
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
r/MachineLearning Subreddit on machine learning
r/generative Subreddit on generative art and music

Communities / Slack
Creative Coding Club Creative Coding Club Slack

Communities / 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

Math
Math as code 15,017 over 2 years ago Cheat-sheet for mathematical notation in code form
Coding Math Teaches you the math you need to understand as a programmer
Math snippets 116 almost 8 years ago Math snippets with graphic programming in mind
Formul Animations The principles of painting with maths
Learning Maths again 193 almost 5 years ago Collection of JS and GLSL math snippets
Eases 376 about 7 years ago Grab-bag of modular easing equations
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
Mathematics of Animation Slides about the mathematics of animation ( )
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
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
L-systems 31 almost 3 years ago A Haskell package for L-systems
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

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai
ml4a Machine learning for artists
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
Machine Learning 953 over 3 years ago Coding Train repo with links to machine learning resources
CreativeAi.net Space to share creative Ai projects
AI Playbook Ai microsite intended to help newcomers get started
Teachable Machine 3,848 about 3 years ago 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
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
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

Inspiration
OpenProcessing Algorithmic Designs Created with Processing, p5js and processingjs
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
People You Should Follow on CodePen 686 almost 4 years ago List of interesting people worth following
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

Events
OFFF Festival Digital design 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
Digital Design Days 3 day event offering conferences, workshops, digital showcases & installations
CODAME ART+TECH Projects and nonprofit events, to inspire through experience
NextArt Night Inspiring people through creative uses of tech

Museums • Galleries
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 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

Schools • Workshops
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
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)

Blogs • Websites
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
syntopia Blog about generative art and systems, by Mikael Hvidtfeldt Christensen
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
sighack.com Blog about generative art algorithms and techniques, by Manohar Vanga
jsdo.it-archives 12 19 days ago Compilation of WebGL experiments including comparisons on WebGL frameworks and physics engine (oimo.js, cannon.js, ammo.js)
WebAudio Weekly Newsletter to know everything about the WebAudio API
Awesome opengl 2,144 about 1 year ago Curated list of awesome OpenGL libraries, debuggers and resources
Awesome webgl 1,335 about 1 year ago Curated list of awesome WebGL libraries, resources and much more
Awesome canvas 1,599 3 months ago Curated list of awesome HTML5 canvas with examples, related articles and posts
Awesome audio visualization 4,605 over 1 year ago Curated list about Audio Visualization
Awesome computer vision 20,811 5 months ago Curated list of awesome computer vision resources
Awesome visualization research 926 over 4 years ago Curated list of recommended research papers and other readings on data visualization
Awesome livecoding 2,555 about 1 month ago Curated list of livecoding languages and tools
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