The Garbage Truck
glsl+collage
(play above video with sound)
Technology: GLSL shaders on the force
A GLSL shader of the iconic Taiwanese garbage truck.
= yellow garbage truck + broadcasting maiden’s prayer all over the streets + lots of red lights + iconic Taiwanese slippers
// Prompt: make shader visuals that respond to a sound
To play the scene out more vividly, I overlayed the shader outcome with the image of a pair of iconic Taiwanese slippers
A saying is that this is very “Tai” (台), meaning, very Taiwanese local style.
Playing with the coding functions of glsl shaders was fun. Here are some screenshots.
// Prompt: make shader visuals that respond to a sound
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0680ff535249d157bbfbea2c63f3e17a65fd4a84b3bfe04c52379614a3b1c85/garbage-truck.jpg)
(photo courtesy: Google Images)
This is a very iconic figure that roams the streets of Taiwan. Every Taiwanese knows it’s time to take out the garbage when it plays the melody of the maiden’s prayer. A garbage truck playing maiden’s player!To play the scene out more vividly, I overlayed the shader outcome with the image of a pair of iconic Taiwanese slippers
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/15e2e49071555b9311a655d1a9a2215aa69a7e9533581eaf20a2350986fdced6/slippers.jpeg)
A saying is that this is very “Tai” (台), meaning, very Taiwanese local style.
Playing with the coding functions of glsl shaders was fun. Here are some screenshots.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b1ba039791f51edc30ae7ec29b7a4ad8312c55777df04909caf262d8d29aca6/the-force-quiet.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac6d3bdda96506d4abb0f346ba6f7f427064ccf9163443dc4edf051ae7e68781/the-force-announce.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0983ee75de1e13a3466283cc34795c68d7185bdd098ce3032404353bad84fe08/the-force-code.png)
original sound source: youtube
This is an experiment project built on the prompt given in a glsl workshop with shader artist Char Stiles.
You’re welcome to direct to my creative tech site for a more detailed process and other projects.