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Best Creative coding & generative art videos, as recommended on Hacker News

56 videos about creative coding & generative art that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2009 and 2026. Mostly demo, tutorial, talk. Channels that come up most: Inigo Quilez, Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras), Ville-Matias Heikkilä (viznut), Jellybean Fenderson. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is 8 Bit & '8 Bitish' Graphics-Outside the Box: HN repeatedly recommends it as a master class in limited-palette pixel art and palette cycling, from an artist behind Loom and Monkey Island.

• talk8 Bit & '8 Bitish' Graphics-Outside the BoxGDC Festival of Gaming · 13 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• demoelevated by Rgba & TBC | 4k intro (FullHD 1080p demoscene demo)Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras) · 7 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• tutorialPainting a Character with MathsInigo Quilez · 13 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• talkThe Art of Code - Dylan BeattieNDC Conferences · 6 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• talkFunctional Composition - Chris FordClojureTV · 6 HN recommenders · 2013–2023
• tutorialI painted a Landscape with MathematicsInigo Quilez · 7 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• demoElevated by RGBA and TBCBUTTONTANG · 7 HN recommenders · 2009–2025
• talkDarius Kazemi, Tiny Subversions - XOXO Festival (2014)XOXO Festival · 7 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• demoRiftSketch: Live coding in VR with the Oculus Rift, Firefox WebVR, JavaScript and Three.jsBrian Peiris · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2020
• documentaryMoleman 2 - Demoscene - The Art of the Algorithms (2012)Vakondok (Moleman) · 6 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• demoCoding Adventure: Ant and Slime SimulationsSebastian Lague · 6 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• demoRobust-first computing: Demon Horde Sort (full version)Dave Ackley · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• tutorialORCA Sequencer Intro (Experimental Livecoding!)Allieway Audio · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• talkK Lars Lohn - Keynote - PyCon 2016PyCon 2016 · 4 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• demoIntrinsic Gravity by StillTiXL · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• demoSmoothLifeLTim Hutton · 4 HN recommenders · 2012–2022
• demoASCII fluid dynamics -- IOCCC2012 endoh1.cYusuke Endoh · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• talkHerbert Wolverson - Procedural Map Generation TechniquesRoguelike Celebration · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• demoBytebeat: Experimental music from very short C programsVille-Matias Heikkilä (viznut) · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2023
• explainerSurface-Stable Fractal Dithering Explainedrunevision · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• explainerAnagrams, but where you can break apart letters: "Anagraphs"suckerpinch · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• demoChaos Theory - Awesome 64k Intro! [720p HD]Lounger · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2024
• demoHow I animate 3Blue1Brown | A Manim demo with Ben Sparks3Blue1Brown · 3 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• tutorialHow To Draw Mushrooms On An Oscilloscope With SoundJellybean Fenderson · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• talkNVScene 2015 Session: How to Create Content with Signed Distance Functions (Johann Korndörfer)NVScene · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2018
• talkAndrew Sorensen Keynote: "The Concert Programmer" - OSCON 2014O'Reilly · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• tutorialLearn to Paint with MathematicsInigo Quilez · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• demoSam Aaron live coding an ambient electro set w/ Sonic PiSam Aaron · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• demoSam Aaron live coding a DJ set with Sonic PiSam Aaron · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• talkGet Ready to Rock with Sonic Pi - The Live Coding Music Synth for Everyone • Sam Aaron • GOTO 2018GOTO Conferences · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• musicFarbrausch & Neuro - Masagin (HD Stereo)Leonard Ritter · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2023
• demoHartverdrahtet - Akronyme Analogiker | 4k Revision 2012Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras) · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2024
• tutorialLIVE Coding "Happy Jumping"Inigo Quilez · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• demoGenerative AI for Krita - With ControlNetAcly · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• demoMarble Marcher - A Fractal Physics GameCodeParade · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• demoKarl Sims - Evolved Virtual Creatures, Evolution Simulation, 1994MediaArtTube · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2022
• demoDan Tepfer: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertNPR Music · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• musicAphex Twin - T69 CollapseAphex Twin · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• demoThe Drive Home - ShaderToyThe Art of Code · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• tutorialMaking a heart with MathsInigo Quilez · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• tutorialShaderToy LiveCoding - The Drive Home - 1. Basic SetupThe Art of Code · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• demoMelt your circuit boardsmitxela · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• demoAlternate Reality Kit by Randall Smith at Xerox PARC 1986 (VPRI-0131)Yoshiki Ohshima (大島芳樹) · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2021
• demoDeepest Mandelbrot Set Zoom Animation ever - a New Record! 10^275 (2.1E275 or 2^915)Orson Wang · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2025
• demoSpaceballs - State of the Art - Amiga Demo (HD 50fps)RetroDemoScene · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2024
• demoJourney on the Deep DreamRoger Luedecke · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2017
• demoants simulationHugh Lomas · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2022
• musicOscilloscope Music - PlanetsJellybean Fenderson · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2021
• explainerpointerpointer.com's use of voronoi, canvas, and javascriptPaul Irish · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2025
• demosCrAmBlEd?HaCkZ!johndoe3 · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2023
• musicAutechre - Gantz Graf (Official Music Video) 1080p HDAphexAcid · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2023
• tutorialI Tried Turning Games Into TextAcerola · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2026
• demoHow life emerges from a simple particle motion law: Introducing the Primordial Particle SystemArtificial Life Lab Graz · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2021
• demoBytebeat: Music from very short programs - the 3rd iterationVille-Matias Heikkilä (viznut) · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2024
• tutorialHOW TO DATAMOSH: PART 1datamosher · 1 HN recommender · 2010–2019
• musicA$AP Mob - Yamborghini High (Official Video) ft. Juicy JasapmobVEVO · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2026