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Best Computer graphics & rendering videos, as recommended on Hacker News

95 videos about computer graphics & rendering that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2009 and 2026. Mostly demo, talk, explainer. Channels that come up most: Inigo Quilez, Freya Holmér, GDC Festival of Gaming, CodeParade. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is The Beauty of Bézier Curves: HN repeatedly calls it one of the best math and graphics explainers on YouTube, praised for bridging game dev and math.

• explainerThe Beauty of Bézier CurvesFreya Holmér · 16 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• explainerThe Continuity of SplinesFreya Holmér · 10 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• demoelevated by Rgba & TBC | 4k intro (FullHD 1080p demoscene demo)Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras) · 7 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• tutorialPainting a Character with MathsInigo Quilez · 13 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• talkThe Real Story Behind Wayland and X - Daniel Stone (linux.conf.au 2013)Mladen Mijatov · 13 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
• talkA Deep Dive into Nanite Virtualized GeometrySIGGRAPH Advances in Real-Time Rendering · 7 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• lectureSiggraph2019 Geometric AlgebraBivector · 8 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• tutorialI painted a Landscape with MathematicsInigo Quilez · 7 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• demoElevated by RGBA and TBCBUTTONTANG · 7 HN recommenders · 2009–2025
• tutorialCreating a Doom-style 3D engine in CBisqwit · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2019
• demoCoding Adventure: Ant and Slime SimulationsSebastian Lague · 6 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• talkAlex Evans at Umbra Ignite 2015: Learning From FailureMedia Molecule · 7 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• demoIvan Sutherland Sketchpad Demo 1963Interface Studies · 5 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
• talkWorld Building in Blender - Ian HubertBlender · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• talkEPC2018 | Wave Function Collapse in Bad North | Oskar StalbergBUas Games · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• talk[JSConfUS 2013] Steven Wittens: Making WebGL DanceJSConf · 5 HN recommenders · 2013–2021
• explainerComputer Color is Brokenminutephysics · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2026
• talkGPUs to Mars: Full-Scale Simulation of SpaceX's Mars Rocket EngineinsideHPC Report · 5 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• talkThe real story behind Wayland and XLinux.conf.au 2013 -- Canberra, Australia · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• demofr-08: .the .product by farbrausch | 64k intro (2000) (720p HQ demoscene demo)Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras) · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2020
• lectureMarc Levoy - Lectures on Digital Photography - Lecture 1 (21mar16).mp4Marc Levoy · 5 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• demo.kkrieger - The FPS Game in 96KB (Full Gameplay)Daniel Hands · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
• demoASCII fluid dynamics -- IOCCC2012 endoh1.cYusuke Endoh · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• demoSimulating an Entire Car Engine (yes, it makes noise)AngeTheGreat · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• demoSYMBOLICS S-PACKAGES 3D GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION DEMORed Martian · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2026
• demoDual Photographymm648230 · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
• explainerAtari's Quadrascan ExplainedRetro Game Mechanics Explained · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• talkHalide TalkAndrew Adams · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2021
• demoRefterm v2 - Resource usage, binary splat, glyph sizing, and moreMolly Rocket · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerSurface-Stable Fractal Dithering Explainedrunevision · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• tutorialFreeCAD 0.20 For Beginners | 1 | Setup , preferences and navigation | Easy Tutorial for Learning CADMangoJelly Solutions for FreeCAD · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• demoNOTCURSES III: THE SAGA CONTINUES (1080P)Nick Black · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• tutorialBlender 3.0 Beginner Tutorial - Part 1Blender Guru · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• demoFarbrausch - fr-041: debris. [HD]kb · 4 HN recommenders · 2010–2026
• explainerSuperpositions, Sudoku, the Wave Function Collapse algorithm.Martin Donald · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• demoSketchpad, by Dr. Ivan Sutherland with comments by Alan KayDavid Carroll · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2024
• talkProcedurally Crafting Manhattan for Marvel's Spider-ManGDC Festival of Gaming · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• demoFuture Crew - Second Reality (1993) [60fps]DemosceneVids · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• talkNVScene 2015 Session: How to Create Content with Signed Distance Functions (Johann Korndörfer)NVScene · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2018
• tutorialLearn to Paint with MathematicsInigo Quilez · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• demoNew Voxel Engine Reveal - Crystal Islands ExperimentJohn Lin · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• demoHyperbolica: A Non-Euclidean Adventure [Old Trailer]CodeParade · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• explainer3D Gaussian Splatting - Why Graphics Will Never Be The SameIndividualKex · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• talk50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAHUniversity of Utah · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• tutorialI wrote a Raytracer for DOS, 16 VGA colorsBisqwit · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2021
• explainerExclusive: Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition Analysis - The First Triple-A Game Built Around Ray TracingDigital Foundry · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• talkProcedural World Generation of Ubisoft’s Far Cry 5 | Etienne Carrier | Houdini HIVE UtrechtHoudini · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• explainer3D Gaussian Splatting! - ComputerphileComputerphile · 3 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• explainerDisney's Practical Guide to Path TracingWalt Disney Animation Studios · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• courseShader Basics, Blending & Textures • Shaders for Game Devs [Part 1]Freya Holmér · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerSpherical Geometry Is Stranger Than Hyperbolic - Hyperbolica Devlog #2CodeParade · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• tutorialLIVE Coding "Happy Jumping"Inigo Quilez · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• demo3-Sweep: Extracting Editable Objects from a Single Photo, SIGGRAPH ASIA 2013Daniel CohenOr · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2024
• demoMars DOS demo by Tim Clarke (1993)Sean Barrett · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
• documentaryElite: "The game that couldn't be written"Alexander the ok · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• talkMakepad: Designing modern UIs with Rust - Rik Arends - RustNL 2023RustNL · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• demoMarble Marcher - A Fractal Physics GameCodeParade · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• demoEnhancing Photorealism EnhancementISL and Collaborators · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• demoHow I implemented MegaTextures on real Nintendo 64 hardwareJames Lambert · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• demoThe Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 ExperienceUnreal Engine · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• demoThe Drive Home - ShaderToyThe Art of Code · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• explainerWhat is a Geometry Kernel? C3D vs ACIS vs Parasolidnickkallen1 · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• explainerAI Learns Noise Filtering For Photorealistic Videos | Two Minute Papers #215Two Minute Papers · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2019
• tutorialMaking a heart with MathsInigo Quilez · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• talk[Linux.conf.au 2013] - The real story behind Wayland and XHackersOnBoard · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
• tutorialShaderToy LiveCoding - The Drive Home - 1. Basic SetupThe Art of Code · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• explainerGoogle Earth’s Incredible 3D Imagery, ExplainedNat and Friends · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• talkHandmadeCon 2016 - History of Software Texture Mapping in GamesMolly Rocket · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• talkGuiltyGearXrd's Art Style : The X Factor Between 2D and 3DGDC Festival of Gaming · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• demoIs a round Minecraft world possible?Jeija · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
• explainerWhat would we see if we fell into a Black Hole?ScienceClic English · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• talkCppCon 2019: Matt Godbolt “Path Tracing Three Ways: A Study of C++ Style”CppCon · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2025
• documentaryThe History of 3D Graphics on the Gameboy Advance | minimmeminimme · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
• other2013 Sci-Tech Awards: Matt Pharr, Greg Humphreys and Pat HanrahanOscars · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2022
• demoRaycasting engine in Factorio (vanilla 0.17) - Facto-RayO v1.0arrow in my gluteus maximus · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2021
• talkFastest browser engine by far at 500 FPS! Servo Webrender - CSS on the GPU part 1: Rust𝓖𝓷𝓸𝓶𝓮💫𝓢𝓪𝓷𝓮 · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2017
• demoBrigade 3.0 preview - Real-time path tracingicelaglace · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2018
• demoFaking RTX Global Illumination vs. RTX | 100% Ray-Traced Game, Pt 1Gamers Nexus · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2019
• demoComputational Design of Mechanical CharactersDisneyResearchHub · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2025
• talkErik Jansson - GPU driven Rendering with Mesh Shaders in Alan Wake 2Digital Dragons · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• demopuls (256 bytes)JanRrrolaKadlec · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2014
• demoants simulationHugh Lomas · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2022
• explainerpointerpointer.com's use of voronoi, canvas, and javascriptPaul Irish · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2025
• talkCrafting A Tiny Open World: A Short Hike PostmortemGDC Festival of Gaming · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• demoBrigade 3 real-time path tracingSam Lapere (Supergastrocnemius) · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2019
• talkXDC 2020 - Day 1 - September 16, 2020X.Org Foundation · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• tutorialI Tried Turning Games Into TextAcerola · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2026
• music"Pipe Dream" - Animusic.comAnimusicLLC · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• explainerNeural Network Learns The Physics of Fluids and Smoke | Two Minute Papers #118Two Minute Papers · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2024
• talkRendering Tiny Glades With Entirely Too Much Ray MarchingGraphics Programming Conference · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• demoHow life emerges from a simple particle motion law: Introducing the Primordial Particle SystemArtificial Life Lab Graz · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2021
• demoFlexible Muscle-Based Locomotion for Bipedal CreaturesGoatstream · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2022
• demoSonic behind waterfall - RetroArch shader comparisonPenguinWeirdness · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• demoNear-Eye Light Field DisplaysDouglas Lanman · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2018
• explainerWhy PlayStation 1 Graphics Warped and Wobbled so much | MVGModern Vintage Gamer · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022