Lighting Talk – brandon.okert@hootsuite.com – What is Noise?
Lighting Talk – brandon.okert@hootsuite.com – What is Noise?
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sexy-noise
The slides for a lightning talk I gave at Hootsuite in July 2015On Github bcokert / sexy-noise
Lighting Talk
brandon.okert@hootsuite.com
Sexy Noise
What is Noise?
Noise
Generation of random-like behavior; Simulating Natural Phenomena
What is Sexy Noise?
Noise that looks damn good
What's it Good For?
1 Dimension
Parametric Functions, Graphing, ...
2 Dimensions
Terrain Generation, Foliage Distribution, Textures, Normal Maps, ...
3 Dimensions
3d Textures, Simulations, ...
4+ Dimensions
Particle Modelling, Sound Modelling, Magic, ...
Sexy Noise vs Ugly Noise
Natural vs Unnatural
Asymmetric vs Repeated
Few Artifacts vs Strange Features
Smooth vs Jagged
Making Noise
Random Noise
Midpoint/Diamond-Square
Perlin Noise
Tron 1981
Other Methods
Simplex Noise
Brownian Noise
Fractal Noise
No Noise is Good Noise... Except Perlin Noise