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Ash Thornton

@ashthornton

Lead Creative Developer @uns__nstudio

 Bristol, UK
Joined March 2009
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Here's a proof concept for an idea that didn't make it into a recent project: It's possible to blend 3D WebGL objects with 2D video. I think there are more interesting uses for this tech but here is a basic demo showing it off. Link below 🔗 #webgl #threejs
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Live link: fsv-test.netlify.app/ This is done by rendering a depth pass alongside the main render, encoding that as the alpha in a WebM video, converting .webm to .fsv, then reading it back in WebGL to calculate depth against what's in the video.
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Scrubbing video forwards and backwards on the web is notoriously tricky. A new file format gets around those issues with the added bonus of uploading frames directly to the GPU without texture decode time: github.com/plutotcool/fsv
GitHub - plutotcool/fsv: ▶️ - Fast Scrubbing Video format for the web

GitHub - plutotcool/fsv: ▶️ - Fast Scrubbing Video format for the web

▶️ - Fast Scrubbing Video format for the web. Contribute to plutotcool/fsv development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Our latest insights article is out now 🧠 ⤷ medium.com/unseenstudio/the-… Join us as we unpack The Symphony of Vines, exploring god rays, impostors, our custom implementation of Theatre.js, and more!
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You tip it on the side... Celloooo you got a waterfall (you're cool if you get that reference)
Ash Thornton (@ashthornton) profile pictureAsh Thornton@ashthornton1 Aug 2025
Experimenting with ways to repurpose one of the effects from our recent Symphony Of Vines project... turns out it makes a pretty convincing water effect when you get the particles to move around objects! #threejs #webgl
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Experimenting with ways to repurpose one of the effects from our recent Symphony Of Vines project... turns out it makes a pretty convincing water effect when you get the particles to move around objects! #threejs #webgl
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Pretty sure I've seen this on Awwwards
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First time using @theatre_js for our main animation timelines - being able to animate in real-time right in the browser was super handy. Still used trusty @greensock here and there too! Should we write an article breaking down how we put it together? #webgl #threejs
Unseen Studio® (@uns__nstudio) profile pictureUnseen Studio®
@uns__nstudio2 Jul 2025
We’re incredibly excited to announce the launch of our latest production!🍷 ⤷ symphonyofvines.com The Symphony Of Vines is an interactive cinematic journey that pushes the boundaries of digital brand storytelling. Traverse the millennia and discover the elemental forces that crafted Bordeaux's unique terroir. #webgl #threejs #wine #WebDev
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You can make some really pretty visuals with this thing! Added some controls too so you can make your own trails (I've spent too long playing instead of building 😆) Got some ideas for other uses for it which might look quite cool too, will try them out next #webgl #threejs
Ash Thornton (@ashthornton) profile pictureAsh Thornton@ashthornton13 Jan 2025
Getting some interesting results if I apply it to an animated mesh :) Fighting every urge not to do bullet time 😅 #webgl #threejs
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Getting some interesting results if I apply it to an animated mesh :) Fighting every urge not to do bullet time 😅 #webgl #threejs
Ash Thornton (@ashthornton) profile pictureAsh Thornton@ashthornton12 Jan 2025
Here's an effect I've been meaning to try and recreate for a while: It isn't a screen-space effect so stays in its place when the camera moves. It's also running entirely on the GPU and can be applied to any object. Not quite sure what to do with it just yet... #webgl #threejs
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Here's an effect I've been meaning to try and recreate for a while: It isn't a screen-space effect so stays in its place when the camera moves. It's also running entirely on the GPU and can be applied to any object. Not quite sure what to do with it just yet... #webgl #threejs
Ilyasse L 🔸 (@IlyasseL_) profile pictureIlyasse L 🔸
@IlyasseL_8 May 2024
Sword trail with Ray Portal BSDF #b3d
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Here it is on a random object
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And here's how you simply select the vertices you want it to be attached to in Blender and export as a custom attribute
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Image from Ash Thornton (@ashthornton)
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Messing around with some optical flow stuff! Try it for yourself: unseen.co/labs/optical-flow/ #threejs #webgl #creativecoding
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This was made possible using @epok_tech's great shader to calculate the flow: github.com/keeffEoghan/glsl-…
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I wanted to see if I could recreate this effect in WebGL. It's been a fun challenge figuring out how to make both the particles and the model a single geometry. Each particle you see belongs to a fragment of the split model. #threejs #webgl
Risto Jankkila (@JankkilaRisto) profile pictureRisto Jankkila@JankkilaRisto14 Dec 2022
In Returnal, Xeno-archives are visual depictions of important events in the games' lore. They were done entirely with our proprietary particle engine. Here's a video of the first version of the effect that we did 1/n
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xavier (jack)
@KMkota012 Dec 2022
I started testing my @threejs devtool on some of my favourite projects and demos. This one is by @AshThornton for @uns__nstudio
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Always imagined rain drops that refract the scene would look pretty cool in WebGL so here's an environment I put together to showcase it ☔ This also marks the start of @uns__nstudio Labs — a collection of our ideas and experiments ⤷ unseen.co/labs/webgl-rain/ 🔊 #webgl #threejs
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A long time coming — so proud of everyone involved. Keep your eyes peeled.
Unseen Studio® (@uns__nstudio) profile pictureUnseen Studio®
@uns__nstudio24 Nov 2022
With a decade of GC behind us it’s time to introduce our new brand. We are now Unseen Studio, nice to meet you! 👋 ⤷ unseen.co
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