Enhancing your maps and visualizations with WebGL GLSL Shaders — Patricio Gonzalez Vivo
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Date: 2016-05-13

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"Enhancing your maps and visualizations with WebGL GLSL Shaders" — Patricio Gonzalez Vivo

Abstract: 

WebGL technology has become an omnipresent standard, and while frameworks and libraries make it easier to use, GLSL shaders can still be a challenge to implement. In this talk, Patricio will focus on the core principles of shaders, how to use them and various techniques that will enhance your visualizations and maps. Patricio will then describe some of 3D maps and visualizations using Tangram (Mapzen’s 2D/3D map engine) and OpenStreetMap that make use of shaders.

About our Speaker:

Patricio Gonzalez Vivo is an artist and engineer who uses code and light to turn data into stunning landscapes. His landscapes address the problem of scale and the development of technology to perceive beyond the world in front of us. This technology helps us to see where our eyes are otherwise blind, pushing our cognitive limits. Patricio’s landscapes are not just representations of space but compositions of time and perception. Although his work is technically sophisticated his process is driven by curiosity and playful tinkering. Binoculars, telescopes, astrolabes, compasses, grids, maps, and photographs are some of the apparatus that trigger his imagination.

Patricio’s work has been shown at FILE Festival (2012, 2013), Espacio Fundación Telefónica, and FASE. He was a MediaLab resident at Centro Cultural Español. Patricio currently makes open source mapping tools at Mapzen. His work has been featured in Gizmodo, The Atlantic, and Fast Company. He developed visual systems for the interactive Clouds documentary. He teaches at Parsons The New School, where he received his MFA in Design and Technology. Patricio lives in Brooklyn and Buenos Aires. In his previous life, he was a clinical psychologist and art therapist. He believes in developing a better together.

More about Patricio: http://patriciogonzalezvivo.com/