Georgi Nikolov
@georgi-nikolov.com
the Liquid Glass is growing on me
October 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
the Liquid Glass is growing on me
Monday morning and half the internet does not load as Vercel is down
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Monday morning and half the internet does not load as Vercel is down
Some new screenshots of my upcoming LiDAR point cloud editing app taken on a M4 iPad Pro:
October 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Some new screenshots of my upcoming LiDAR point cloud editing app taken on a M4 iPad Pro:
Reposted by Georgi Nikolov
For anyone who's tried to use spherical harmonics for lighting and found the notation- and terminology- heavy definitions confusing, highly recommend this classic: grahamhazel.com/blog/2017/12...
I think Graham Hazel's blog was down for a long time, years maybe, but works now!
I think Graham Hazel's blog was down for a long time, years maybe, but works now!
Alternative definition of Spherical Harmonics for Lighting – Graham Hazel
grahamhazel.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
For anyone who's tried to use spherical harmonics for lighting and found the notation- and terminology- heavy definitions confusing, highly recommend this classic: grahamhazel.com/blog/2017/12...
I think Graham Hazel's blog was down for a long time, years maybe, but works now!
I think Graham Hazel's blog was down for a long time, years maybe, but works now!
Reposted by Georgi Nikolov
Vintage radio dials from the 1930s
September 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Vintage radio dials from the 1930s
LiDAR imperfections
September 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
LiDAR imperfections
Jailbreaking a PS3 in 2025 includes opening a specific website with Flash enabled via the console built-in browser. Once the Flash .swf file is downloaded and executed, it takes *complete* control over the console and installs the custom firmware—delightful.
September 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Jailbreaking a PS3 in 2025 includes opening a specific website with Flash enabled via the console built-in browser. Once the Flash .swf file is downloaded and executed, it takes *complete* control over the console and installs the custom firmware—delightful.
There are usually slim pickings at Sunday markets in Berlin but every now and then they deliver!
August 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
There are usually slim pickings at Sunday markets in Berlin but every now and then they deliver!
Lately I have been working on exporting LiDAR point cloud animations as glTF keyframe flipbook sequences:
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Cat - 3D model by Georgi Nikolov (@georgiNikoloff)
A glTF point cloud of my cat generated by LiDAR camera - Cat - 3D model by Georgi Nikolov (@georgiNikoloff)
skfb.ly
August 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Lately I have been working on exporting LiDAR point cloud animations as glTF keyframe flipbook sequences:
skfb.ly/pABqu
skfb.ly/pABqu
Reposted by Georgi Nikolov
Some of my fav pieces I've made lately 💙
#SupportRealArtists #Metalheart #Depthcore #Hypertrance #NeoY2K
#SupportRealArtists #Metalheart #Depthcore #Hypertrance #NeoY2K
July 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Some of my fav pieces I've made lately 💙
#SupportRealArtists #Metalheart #Depthcore #Hypertrance #NeoY2K
#SupportRealArtists #Metalheart #Depthcore #Hypertrance #NeoY2K
another LiDAR render of my couch
July 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
another LiDAR render of my couch
raytraced TrueDepth scan of yours truly
July 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
raytraced TrueDepth scan of yours truly
path tracing via WebGPU in mobile Safari
July 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
path tracing via WebGPU in mobile Safari
LiDAR depth upscaling and subsampling
July 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
LiDAR depth upscaling and subsampling
my living room as a LiDAR depth stream
July 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
my living room as a LiDAR depth stream
Reposted by Georgi Nikolov
SSAO, "Close Enough" since 2007 | A Brief History
YouTube video by Zenteon
youtube.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I have been working on a LiDAR point cloud capture / editor tool for some time now and finally feel happy enough with the visuals to share some progress.
All built with Metal3 and recorded, edited and rendered on a M4 iPad.
All built with Metal3 and recorded, edited and rendered on a M4 iPad.
July 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I have been working on a LiDAR point cloud capture / editor tool for some time now and finally feel happy enough with the visuals to share some progress.
All built with Metal3 and recorded, edited and rendered on a M4 iPad.
All built with Metal3 and recorded, edited and rendered on a M4 iPad.
Reposted by Georgi Nikolov
New on Metal by Example: Getting Started with Metal 4, a breezy introduction to the fundamental changes arriving in the Metal API later this year: metalbyexample.com/metal-4/
Getting Started with Metal 4
Another WWDC is in the books, and with it came a major update to many platform technologies, including Metal. Metal graduated to version number 4, and in this article, we’ll explore the core …
metalbyexample.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New on Metal by Example: Getting Started with Metal 4, a breezy introduction to the fundamental changes arriving in the Metal API later this year: metalbyexample.com/metal-4/
every time I think a single shadow map covering the entire scene will be *just enough*, I inevitably end up adding at least 1 extra cascade
June 16, 2025 at 5:45 AM
every time I think a single shadow map covering the entire scene will be *just enough*, I inevitably end up adding at least 1 extra cascade
I ran 25km through Berlin today for a third year in a row 🏃🍻
May 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I ran 25km through Berlin today for a third year in a row 🏃🍻
Reposted by Georgi Nikolov
I wrote a blog post about mipmap level selection. pema.dev/2025/05/09/m...
May 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I wrote a blog post about mipmap level selection. pema.dev/2025/05/09/m...