11K views · Jul 5, 2017 · 2:01 · 2 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2017–2022
A short ShaderToy piece by Martijn Steinrucken (The Art of Code) that renders rain on a windshield during a night drive, with blurred bokeh lights. It is set to music.
Why Hacker News points people here: Shared as a stunning shader demo, with praise for its clear explanations of how it works.
“He does incredible work with shaders and explains them in very clear detail.”HN comment, 2022
“Here's the author's video of the shader, for anyone on a device that doesn't display the shader or play the audio”
Author's video of the moody rain shader with audio
What an awesome moody shader! The bar is high on shadertoy and there are some amazing shaders, but the aesthetic of this one is a rare gem. Here's the author's video of the shader, for anyone on a device that doesn't display the shader or play the audio: this video
“He does incredible work with shaders and explains them in very clear detail.”
Incredible shader work explained in clear detail
This reminds me of this video: this video He does incredible work with shaders and explains them in very clear detail.
Related earlier Drive Home rain shader by Martijn Steinrucken
Is there any description or attribution for the shader? Are the visuals an improved version of Martijn Steinrucken's "Drive Home" shader [1], or a different approach? This one does seem more dynamic with more detail, it looks pretty good, and I like how the big drops take out the small spray. [1] shader: link video: this video tutorial: link
Related shader by BigWings with video and making-of
See also Martijn Steinrucken aka BigWings's The Drive Home: ShaderToy: link [WebGL] Video: this video / Making of: link
