Glitch Art Maker
Creative
glitch art effects
SHOW HN2026
How HN took it
2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Execution: 2 for, 0 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool, neat effect and art style
From 2 comments
Wow, neat. The art style is cool, but what impresses me most is how it Just Works with the cam record/download bits, even on mobile.
junon on HNAgreed. Cool effect, but it’s not “glitch”.
latexr on HN
Single .js file, easy to inspect
From 1 comment
Nice! I love that it is a single .js file. I built a similar CSS only glitch effect [1] and I really want to check your code when I get to my laptop to see how did you do it. [1]…
stanko on HN
Camera record and download work well, even on mobile
From 1 comment
Wow, neat. The art style is cool, but what impresses me most is how it Just Works with the cam record/download bits, even on mobile.
junon on HN
Objections
Not really glitch art; effects are more a digital aesthetic
From 3 comments
Aside from the jitter option I wouldn't classify this as glitch art. It (accurately) states "no upload" so the subsequent button probably shouldn't say "Upload Video"
Retr0id on HNAgreed. Cool effect, but it’s not “glitch”.
latexr on HNSimilarly to pixel sorting, effects like these fall under New Aesthetic[0], which primarily communicates "digitalness" in some avstract sense. It's cool, but definitely not…
shit_game on HN
Upload Video button label conflicts with the no-upload claim
From 1 comment
Aside from the jitter option I wouldn't classify this as glitch art. It (accurately) states "no upload" so the subsequent button probably shouldn't say "Upload Video"
Retr0id on HN
Camera stays on after closing the tab
From 1 comment
It leaves my camera on even after I close the tab.
lwhi on HN
Requests
Corrupt JPEG bits to produce realistic glitches
From 1 comment
What might be cool is converting each frame to JPEG and then randomly corrupting bits in the SOS section before displaying each frame. Then you'd get proper glitches like what…
spechil on HN
Alternatives named
Pixel sorting and New Aesthetic style effects
From 1 comment
Similarly to pixel sorting, effects like these fall under New Aesthetic[0], which primarily communicates "digitalness" in some avstract sense. It's cool, but definitely not…
shit_game on HN
CSS-only image glitch effect
From 1 comment
Nice! I love that it is a single .js file. I built a similar CSS only glitch effect [1] and I really want to check your code when I get to my laptop to see how did you do it. [1]…
stanko on HN
Glitch generator with camera input (glitch2)
From 1 comment
This inspired me to update my over-a-decade-old glitch generator https://akx.github.io/glitch2/ with camera input and a handful of new modules.
akx on HN