textshader.com
Creative
shader art
SHOW HN2022
260points
21comments
#177of 2,570 in 2022
Top 7%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
9 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.46.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Visually striking retro terminal aesthetic
From 3 comments
Great project! The effect making the text look like an oldschool terminal is brilliant. Love how simple it actually is but achieves a great aesthetic. I'm making a retro game for…
wayvey on HNThat's really cool. Played around a bit, love it! Full screen also looks great, I can imagine it being a screen saver.
heystefan on HNLove it. I've recently gotten very interested in textmode graphics and trying to learn more. Especially how ascii could be used to render 3d graphics. My favorite example is…
freeCandy on HN
Fun and cool idea
From 4 comments
That's a fun idea that I've never considered. Good job creating it!
delusional on HNThat's cool!
domtes on HNFun and cool!
nxpnsv on HNAwesome!
lagrange77 on HN
Objections
Share button returns an error
From 1 comment
Love it! Some feedback... I'm getting an "Error" when clicking the share button. The full screen option looks amazing, but I missed it on my first few sessions of paying. Adding…
nzoschke on HN
Flagged as dangerous by Firefox due to SSL certificate on one browser
From 1 comment
Well, Firefox absolutely hates the SSL cert and detects this website as dangerous. Was it compromised?
mrozbarry on HN
Requests
Tutorial or blog post on how it works
From 1 comment
very interesting. I'd love a tutorial or blogpost about some of the stuff behind this too, I got into shaders a little while back but never more than pushing pixels, no idea how…
RugnirViking on HN
Make source available
From 1 comment
Love it! Some feedback... I'm getting an "Error" when clicking the share button. The full screen option looks amazing, but I missed it on my first few sessions of paying. Adding…
nzoschke on HN
Questions
How to learn the basics of creating these shaders
From 1 comment
This is awesome! It also made me think of https://play.ertdfgcvb.xyz/ How do I learn the basics of creating these kinds of shaders?
djsnipa1 on HN
Alternatives named
Shadertoy
From 1 comment
asciicker
From 1 comment
Love it. I've recently gotten very interested in textmode graphics and trying to learn more. Especially how ascii could be used to render 3d graphics. My favorite example is…
freeCandy on HN
play.ertdfgcvb.xyz
From 2 comments
Reminds me of https://play.ertdfgcvb.xyz by user @ertdfgcvb on Twitter.
maybe_pablo on HNThis is awesome! It also made me think of https://play.ertdfgcvb.xyz/ How do I learn the basics of creating these kinds of shaders?
djsnipa1 on HN