Gray Area Grand Theater: Intro to Shaders using Shadertoy

𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙤𝙮
𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥: https://grayarea.org/course/intro-to-shaders-shadertoy/
Dive into the vibrant world of OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) shaders and explore the limitless creative possibilities of Shadertoy for creating visual effects and cutting-edge graphics for immersive experiences and more.
This 2-day in-person workshop is an introduction to coding shaders using GLSL on Shadertoy, a free platform where you can craft, edit, and view GLSL shaders right in your web browser. On the first day, we’ll cover shader fundamentals, how to navigate Shadertoy, the basics of GLSL, and some shapes and patterns to use. On the second day, we’ll expand upon shapes and patterns before diving into raymarching, a rendering technique which will allows us to generate 3D shapes, fractals, and entire worlds using only GLSL.

𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚
This two-day workshop takes place in the form of two 3-hour sessions over the course of two days.
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: Tuesday, May 23 & Thursday, May 25, 2023
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 6-9PM
𝐈𝐧-𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩
𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥: Intermediate

𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧
Nat Schager
Nat is an artist and programmer currently living in the Bay Area. They grew up in California’s Mojave Desert before leaving to study Computer Science at Stanford University. They have worked as a creative technologist in XR for several companies, most recently TikTok. Currently, they are taking time off to cultivate their art practice before deciding what to do next. Their work uses simulation, computer graphics, and mixed media to speculate about language, ecology, and identity. They live with a bunch of plants and isopods, and one big mystery snail.