Inigo Quilez: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Painting a Character with Maths", hN repeatedly calls it a mind-blowing and accessible introduction to SDFs and procedural art from a master explainer.
- 13 HN recommenders 10 months 2021–2025tutorialHN repeatedly calls it a mind-blowing and accessible introduction to SDFs and procedural art from a master explainer.
- 7 HN recommenders 7 months 2022–2025tutorialHN commenters point to it as the best demonstration of procedural graphics from a master, accessible to beginners yet deep enough for advanced viewers.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2022–2025tutorialRecommended as the most beginner-friendly way into shader programming and procedural graphics.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2020–2022tutorialHN commenters point to it as a patient, full-length walkthrough of how a raymarched shader is built from scratch.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2017–2020tutorialHN commenters call it a great beginner-friendly introduction and enjoy watching Quilez work through graphics.
Questions
Which Inigo Quilez video does Hacker News recommend most?
Painting a Character with Maths: recommended in 10 different months by 13 HN users between 2021 and 2025.
Is this every Inigo Quilez video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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