A real-time webcam glitch art effect application with pixel sorting, color manipulation, and noise generation. Built with PixiJS v8. Available at levaitamas.github.io/webacidizator.
We (Kinga and Tamas) had a conceptual photo project between 2015 and 2017 that centered around a faulty camera (a Samsung NV8). The camera heavily distorted colors and forms, thus creating new context and meaning. Our goal was to present this world to others. Now, nearly a decade later, we have created a digital recreation of this camera for web browsers, allowing others to photograph this alternative world.
- Webcam Capture: Requests browser webcam access (user-facing camera)
- PixiJS Rendering: Video frames rendered to WebGL canvas at 15 FPS (with default settings)
- Filter Pipeline:
- Color matrix (removes green channel)
- Animated noise filter
- Custom pixel sort shader (vertical luminance-based sorting)
- Dynamic Effects: Parameters randomized every 60 frames for glitch aesthetic (with default settings)
- Photo Export: Capture current frame as PNG with timestamped filename
- PixiJS: Powerful 2D WebGL rendering engine
- Perplexity AI: AI-powered research and development assistance
- Claude Sonnet 4.5: Advanced AI model for code generation and debugging
- Inspired by glitch art and pixel sorting techniques
WebAcidizator is a free software and licensed under GPLv3+.