Shadi El Hajj

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Shadi El Hajj

@refractionlabs

Refraction Labs is the alter ego of Shadi El Hajj, an Algorithmic and Data-Driven Artist based in London.

London, England Katılım Ağustos 2012

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·3 Şub

🚀 Exciting news! My talk submission for SXSW London 2025 has been accepted! Huge thanks for all your incredible support! ❤️ I'll be speaking on “Visualizing the Unseen: Algorithms, Generative AI, and the Collective Unconscious.” See you in June! #SXSWLondon #SXSWLondon2025

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·16 Ara

Only a few days remain until the SXSW voting deadline! If you’d like to hear me speak at SXSW London 2025, please consider voting for my submission “Visualizing the Unseen: Algorithms, Generative AI, and the Collective Unconscious”. 👉 Vote here: applyto.sxswlondon.com/entry/vote/lZA…

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·12 Ara

Dear friends, I need your help! I have submitted to speak at SXSW London and public voting is now open! If you’d like to hear me speak at the event please vote for my proposal here lnkd.in/eE7dRrvv Registration on the SXSW website is required but very straightforward

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·15 Eyl

Putting the finishing touches on a massive overhaul of @lygia_xyz 's PBR pipeline. One step closer to production-grade real-time rendering in Lygia!

patricio gonzalez vivo@patriciogv

LYGIA update: Another massive and meticulous PR by @refractionlabs worth for everyone to appreciate github.com/patriciogonzal…

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·20 Ağu

Putting the final touches on raymarched volumetrics and atmospherics. Rendering with @lygia_xyz is about to get waaay moodier 👻

patricio gonzalez vivo@patriciogv

Coming to @lygia_xyz v1.3: @refractionlabs is adding native volumetric support for the raymarching pipeline.

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·16 Ağu

@patriciogv has just updated the @lygia_xyz examples with our new PBR raymarching pipeline! Expect more PBR improvements soon, and a complete overhaul of volume rendering.

patricio gonzalez vivo@patriciogv

Interested on trying @lygia_xyz's new raymarching pipeline (available on GLSL/HLSL versions)? Go to lygia.xyz/?load=lighting… By commenting line 18 you can disable the PBR shading function and use the default. Big shoutout to @refractionlabs for this changes.

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patricio gonzalez vivo@patriciogv·14 Ağu

LYGIA updates: @refractionlabs improved cameras on the raymarching pipeline (GLSL & HLSL) github.com/patriciogonzal… 1/3

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·3 Ağu

We just rolled out multiple raymarched PBR materials support to @lygia_xyz ! Expect more exciting upgrades to the raymarching subsystem in the coming weeks, such as volumetric fog.

patricio gonzalez vivo@patriciogv

LYGIA: @refractionlabs just push a commit laying out his vision for making the raymarching very flexible and reuse all the PBR models we have for geometry in @lygia_xyz

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·28 Tem

@lygia_xyz v1.2.3 is out! We have been working hard to improve the PBR pipeline and HLSL support. In the next release, we will be taking the Raymarching engine to the next level!

patricio gonzalez vivo@patriciogv

LYGIA v1.2.3 is out: epic release thanks to @refractionlabs for his refactoring of the PBR pipeline + HLSL parity + @_vade's first Metal Version github.com/patriciogonzal… We are working towards v1.3 which will bring breaking changes for the RayMarching pipeline

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·25 Tem

Helping turn the amazing @lygia_xyz into a fully-featured GLSL/HLSL raymarching engine.

patricio gonzalez vivo@patriciogv

LYGIA updates: @refractionlabs keeps making great improvements. Now moving to reymarching softshadows and AO.

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·17 Tem

@lygia_xyz is now fully compatible with Unity URP and HDRP. Give it a spin!

patricio gonzalez vivo@patriciogv

.@refractionlabs keeps adding more magic to @lygia_xyz: DirectX 10 support github.com/patriciogonzal… + bringing support for lygia.xyz/sample/normalF… Thank you Shadi!

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·11 Tem

Having a ton of fun tweaking @lygia_xyz! If you're into shaders, check it out, it's the most extensive shader library out there.

patricio gonzalez vivo@patriciogv

what a joy to see PR's from @refractionlabs. He is doing some cool upgrades to the Worley function lygia.xyz/generative/wor… <3

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patricio gonzalez vivo@patriciogv·6 Tem

LYGIA update: @refractionlabs have been doing an amazing job bringing the HLSL version of @lygia_xyz up-to-date + is improving the PBR model significantly.

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·7 Tem

@patriciogv @lygia_xyz Not yet! But looking forward to giving it a spin, @patriciogv!

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patricio gonzalez vivo@patriciogv·7 Tem

@refractionlabs have you tried @lygia_xyz in unreal? github.com/franklzt/lygia…

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·7 Tem

@patriciogv @lygia_xyz Chuffed to add my modest contribution to this epic project, @patriciogv!!

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·12 Eki

“Avalanche”, from my upcoming series “Topography of Cognition”. Each element is procedurally generated in @UnrealEngine using Niagara and bespoke shaders. #VFX #techart #procedural #UnrealEngine5

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·2 Kas

I've written a deep dive into how I generatively designed 10,000 Asteroid NFTs, as part of my work with the immensely talented team at Cauldron. Read it here: lnkd.in/eMUhZXbA #generativedesign #generativeart #houdini #madewithunity #nft

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·23 Ara

Extremely excited and honoured to be featured in the latest issue of @marketcafemag, "Data Beyond the Black Mirror"! Thanks @Altiziana and @pierozagami for the amazing work!

Market Cafe Mag - Dataviz magazine@marketcafemag

ISSUE 7 IS OUT NOW! 💚🖤 The theme is 'data beyond black mirror' where we explore #dataviz in an unconventional and realistic way (plus is printed with neon ink!) Featuring @rachelara @DaanRoosegaarde Nathalie Miebach @sasj_nl @refractionlabs @moebio 🔗 marketcafemag.com

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·17 Ara

Highlight from The Archetypes, my Generative Art project inspired by archetypal symbols. The idea being to animate particles using physics formulas, and let emergent behaviour suggest these images. Made with @unity3d compute shaders. #madewithunity #unity3d #creativecoding

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·16 Ara

@Never_Farewell @threejs_org Thanks @Never_Farewell !

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Ἓσπερος@Night_Aftermath·16 Ara

@refractionlabs @threejs_org Love it!

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Shadi El Hajj@refractionlabs·16 Ara

Exploring turbulent trails as a metaphor for perpetual motion in #threejs #generativeart #creativecoding #codeart #webgl

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@lygia_xyz @patriciogv @UnrealEngine @marketcafemag @pierozagami @unity3d @threejs_org @elonmusk