COMP FORM RESOURCES

Index of creative coding resources, tools, and communities.

Online Books

Full books you can read online, right now.

The Nature of Code: Dan Shiffman’s book on creative coding.
Game Programming Patterns: Clear, accessible guide to OOP patterns commonly used in game development.
The Book of Shaders: Excellent—though unfinished—introduction to full-screen shader programming.

Tutorial Collections

Tutorial sites i’ve returned to repeatedly.

Red Blob Games: Tutorials on game development, including pathfinding, hex grids, and more.
Catlike Coding: Tutorials on creative coding, shaders, and game topics using Unity.
Here Dragons Abound: Extensive project blog for epic generative fantasy map project.

Videos

Lectures, code streams, and visual essays.

The Coding Train: Dan Shiffman’s YouTube channel on creative coding.
3Blue1Brown: YouTube channel on math. The linear algebra series is very good, and very useful for creative coders.
Freya Holmér: YouTube channel on math and game coding.

Print Books

Books that are worth space in your apartment.

Code as Creative Medium: Creative coding teachinga and learning guide.
Generative Design: Coding manual meets coffee table book. Beautiful.
Form+Code: Survey of significant works in creative coding.

Forums

Share and discuss creative coding online.

r/creativecoding: Reddit forum for creative coding.
r/proceduralgeneration: Reddit forum for procedural generation.
r/generative: Reddit forum for generative art.

Communities

Shader Toy: Write, share, and discover full-screen shaders.

Showcases

Collection of creative technology projects.

Creative Applications: Showcase of creative coding and physical computing projects.