Spritegen! Generates 48 random sprites … by FireFly

function u(t) {

c.width=1920 // clear the canvas
for(i=0;i<9;i++)
x.fillRect(400+i*100+S(t)*300,400,50,200) // draw 50x200 rects

} // 122/140

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    u(t) is called 60 times per second.
    t: Elapsed time in seconds.
    S: Shorthand for Math.sin.
    C: Shorthand for Math.cos.
    T: Shorthand for Math.tan.
    R: Function that generates rgba-strings, usage ex.: R(255, 255, 255, 0.5)
    c: A 1920x1080 canvas.
    x: A 2D context for that canvas.

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function u(t) {

for(i=2e3;!t&&i--;Math.random()>(X**2+(Y-4)**2)**.5/6&&f(7)+f(-7))X=i&3,Y=i>>2&7,f=m=>x.fillRect(240*(i>>5&7)+120-X*m,180*(i>>8)+50+Y*7,7,7)

Aug 20 2017 3:53 PM UTC

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u/sigveseb

I love this!
u/alien

wait WHAT !!
u/alien

D: What is going on here!! how
u/iverjo

How does it work?
u/FireFly

It's a dweetification of an older sprite generator of mine. The idea is to take a "mask" of 0..1 floats and filter a grid of random numbers for when num<mask. In this case the mask is based on euclidean distance from centre. This is done for half the sprite, and then the other half is just mirrored
u/FireFly

(You could also view it as flipping a biased coin for each mask value, with the bias given by the mask)
u/FireFly

The same principle would work just as well with larger sprites too, and more exotic/interesting mask shapes. The same rid of random numbers could be applied to different masks, or to an animated mask, to produce an animation between sprites, too!
u/nystrand

so cool!
u/joeytwiddle

Awesome. I love it. Every single one looks like a space invader!
u/iverjo

Interesting technique. Thanks for explaining :) Also, I agree with joeytwiddle
u/jick

Got a link to the original sprite generator?
u/FireFly

I never really wrote it to be shared, so it's all hardcoded and with really ugly code. I put together this animation though: https://twitter.com/FireyFly/status/80072288…
u/statenlogic

Simple, but effective! Makes me want to play 8-bit games again.
u/donbright

genius
u/joeytwiddle

#hiddengem
u/stiaje

#witchcraft
u/tomxor

#bitmap #sprite
u/KilledByAPixel

#generative pixelart
u/KilledByAPixel

#pixelart


      u(t) is called 60 times per second.
      t: elapsed time in seconds.
      c: A 1920x1080 canvas.
      x: A 2D context for that canvas.
      S: Math.sin
      C: Math.cos
      T: Math.tan
      R: Generates rgba-strings, ex.: R(255, 255, 255, 0.5)

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