Ethan Crawford

I'm a software developer whose interests also include music, AI and robotics.

[phobon @thenoumenon]

https://t.co/uScTnFQkTS 🚀

I built a platform to help you learn #creativecoding with #shaders and it's finally open for early access! 🪄

All made with #threejs and #tsl - there are 7+ technique deep dives, 15+ helpful utilities and over 110 shader sketches with full breakdowns and commentary

[Ethan Crawford @northwardface]

@boggodan Found any yet?
I've seen this one for 🐺: https://t.co/TXHDBVHuIa

[Ethan Crawford @northwardface]

@_ojack_ Maybe @ToplapBerlin folks, if they don't already know about it?

[Janelle Shane @JanelleCShane]

The thing about large language models like GPT-3 and Lambda describing the experience of being self-aware is they can also describe the experience of being a squirrel.
https://t.co/eih4254FBT

[Janelle Shane @JanelleCShane]

My new favorite thing is #dalle messing up corporate logos. Here's #dalle prompted with "the local waffle house"

[Mister Bomb @mrbombmusic]

Made two @Sonic_Pi tutorials about the density function.

1st video is an introduction to how the density function works: https://t.co/Hmkrdg85O0

2nd video is about using the density function to make Trap-style hi hats for a drum beat: https://t.co/08xJl2Eaos

#sonicpi

[Ethan Crawford @northwardface]

I haven't played No Man's Sky for nearly 3 years (or any other game either, until recently). However, its latest update reminds me of all the fun stuff I feel they keep adding to the game, so I'm thinking of getting back into it!
https://t.co/Npo6RDoCdS
How should I do this?

[Janelle Shane @JanelleCShane]

Tired of generic greetings?

Confuse your friends with AI-generated Valentine cards!

GPT-3 generated the messages and descriptions, and then I followed its instructions to create the cards.
https://t.co/4vUQNDo2wS

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

Getting ready for a live performance…

[Ethan Crawford @northwardface]

@Mark_WestSooby So am I, with Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak today 🙂

[Ethan Crawford @northwardface]

@Mark_WestSooby Then you will love @dino_comics 😄

[Ethan Crawford @northwardface]

An interesting question for all video game enthusiasts...🤔

[Mark West-Sooby @Mark_WestSooby]

I don’t know if video games can, in their fundamental essence — vis a vis gameplay mechanics — be seen as art or whether they’re just media that contains art (such as visual art, music, narrative). Can the core gameplay mechanics of games really be seen as art?

[Ethan Crawford @northwardface]

@Mark_WestSooby I'd say so, if you're a game designer/programmer!
@punksmakegames what do you think? 😀

[Ethan Crawford @northwardface]

@samaaron Sounds like a plan!

[Ethan Crawford @northwardface]

I might attempt to hack a feature into @Sonic_Pi (at least in my own dev build) so that if you make a function that layers several synths, (not using Supercollider language), you can play it with the synth function as normal (including autocompletion).

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

1. How it started - an excerpt from @TheMagPi Educators edition 2016

2. How it's going - @DJ____DAVE live coding her amazing @Sonic_Pi set in New York, 2021

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[Janelle Shane @JanelleCShane]

Thread: an artist’s experience turning AI-generated imagery into a comic. Fascinating not just for technical detail but also on what worked and what didn’t.

[Ethan Crawford @northwardface]

@hellocatfood At least you didn't "accidentally the laptop" 😄

[Ethan Crawford @northwardface]

@davidpine7 @samaaron I'll let Sam comment on difficulty, but FYI we're already making several (slow) steps hopefully towards that idea - it's on our wishlist (vaguely alluded to here: https://t.co/VM4OphKcgV) 🙂