Curator Pick: Still, a Generative Garden in WebGPU
An essential read for designers and developers, Still translates Akira and ink wash into a living WebGPU scene. Ming Jyun Hung fuses toon shading, ink wash ground, silk weave, and procedural flowers. Generative tendrils tie the scene together into a cohesive visual system. The piece balances aesthetic fidelity with deep technical detail, from VAT workflows to packed stems and BVH routing.
As a curator, I recommend it for craft, code, and storytelling interplay. The article offers clear code snippets, shader breakdowns, and practical systems thinking you can reuse. You will learn how to translate observed art qualities into performant real time 3D systems. It explains trade offs, optimizations, and creative hacks that preserve atmosphere while respecting budgets. If you care about craft or pipeline, this piece will repay your attention richly.
Technically minded readers will appreciate the VAT conversion workflow, DataTexture updates, and efficient instancing strategies. The silk weave shader and brush like ground wash are explained with code, visuals, and rationale. The author also shares system level choices for culling, LOD, and shadow proxies that keep the scene responsive. Expect practical takeaways for your next project.
Source: tympanus.net
