Max
@maxvanleeuwen.com
Digital Designer
All posts my own work
maxvanleeuwen.com
All posts my own work
maxvanleeuwen.com
November 6, I'll be hosting a talk at nextReality festival in Hamburg!
Come join me - I'll go over everything the Spectacles (AR glasses) can do and more, showing fun projects and weird experiments!
nextrealityfestival.com/en/our-speak...
@nextrealityhamburg.bsky.social #augmentedreality #AR
Come join me - I'll go over everything the Spectacles (AR glasses) can do and more, showing fun projects and weird experiments!
nextrealityfestival.com/en/our-speak...
@nextrealityhamburg.bsky.social #augmentedreality #AR
October 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
November 6, I'll be hosting a talk at nextReality festival in Hamburg!
Come join me - I'll go over everything the Spectacles (AR glasses) can do and more, showing fun projects and weird experiments!
nextrealityfestival.com/en/our-speak...
@nextrealityhamburg.bsky.social #augmentedreality #AR
Come join me - I'll go over everything the Spectacles (AR glasses) can do and more, showing fun projects and weird experiments!
nextrealityfestival.com/en/our-speak...
@nextrealityhamburg.bsky.social #augmentedreality #AR
WIP sundial in AR! 🕰️🌞
using the sun's real-time position + my self-shadowing renderer (LUX)
the dial is rotated based on latitude. then its shadow reads solar time!
sundial from muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-l...
#gamedev #AugmentedReality #shaders
using the sun's real-time position + my self-shadowing renderer (LUX)
the dial is rotated based on latitude. then its shadow reads solar time!
sundial from muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-l...
#gamedev #AugmentedReality #shaders
August 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
WIP sundial in AR! 🕰️🌞
using the sun's real-time position + my self-shadowing renderer (LUX)
the dial is rotated based on latitude. then its shadow reads solar time!
sundial from muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-l...
#gamedev #AugmentedReality #shaders
using the sun's real-time position + my self-shadowing renderer (LUX)
the dial is rotated based on latitude. then its shadow reads solar time!
sundial from muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-l...
#gamedev #AugmentedReality #shaders
Using the sun's real-time location in AR, for more realistic shadows!
My Lens Studio code uses GPS + time of day to track the sun and moon in the sky 🌞🌙
Asset Library & GitHub: github.com/max-van-leeu...
Lens: www.snapchat.com/lens/1b41e32...
#augmentedreality #gamedev
My Lens Studio code uses GPS + time of day to track the sun and moon in the sky 🌞🌙
Asset Library & GitHub: github.com/max-van-leeu...
Lens: www.snapchat.com/lens/1b41e32...
#augmentedreality #gamedev
August 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Using the sun's real-time location in AR, for more realistic shadows!
My Lens Studio code uses GPS + time of day to track the sun and moon in the sky 🌞🌙
Asset Library & GitHub: github.com/max-van-leeu...
Lens: www.snapchat.com/lens/1b41e32...
#augmentedreality #gamedev
My Lens Studio code uses GPS + time of day to track the sun and moon in the sky 🌞🌙
Asset Library & GitHub: github.com/max-van-leeu...
Lens: www.snapchat.com/lens/1b41e32...
#augmentedreality #gamedev
I added highscores to AR Flower Drawing!
The length is now added to a global leaderboard. Let's see how long they can get 🌷🌺🪻
If you have Spectacles, go try and break my humble record of 20.77m / 68'2''!
#augmentedreality #snapAR #gamedev #lensstudio
The length is now added to a global leaderboard. Let's see how long they can get 🌷🌺🪻
If you have Spectacles, go try and break my humble record of 20.77m / 68'2''!
#augmentedreality #snapAR #gamedev #lensstudio
July 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I added highscores to AR Flower Drawing!
The length is now added to a global leaderboard. Let's see how long they can get 🌷🌺🪻
If you have Spectacles, go try and break my humble record of 20.77m / 68'2''!
#augmentedreality #snapAR #gamedev #lensstudio
The length is now added to a global leaderboard. Let's see how long they can get 🌷🌺🪻
If you have Spectacles, go try and break my humble record of 20.77m / 68'2''!
#augmentedreality #snapAR #gamedev #lensstudio
Sprite Crop: a simple & useful Lens Studio shader!
(I posted it to the Asset Library just now :)
crop a texture and automatically resize to fill. great for UI elements & sprite sheets
Texture credit: assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/...
#AugmentedReality #gamedev #SnapAR #lensstudio
(I posted it to the Asset Library just now :)
crop a texture and automatically resize to fill. great for UI elements & sprite sheets
Texture credit: assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/...
#AugmentedReality #gamedev #SnapAR #lensstudio
July 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Sprite Crop: a simple & useful Lens Studio shader!
(I posted it to the Asset Library just now :)
crop a texture and automatically resize to fill. great for UI elements & sprite sheets
Texture credit: assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/...
#AugmentedReality #gamedev #SnapAR #lensstudio
(I posted it to the Asset Library just now :)
crop a texture and automatically resize to fill. great for UI elements & sprite sheets
Texture credit: assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/...
#AugmentedReality #gamedev #SnapAR #lensstudio
2. Vibrancy
A saturation boost where saturation is lowest. With option to preserve skin tones.
#vibrance #saturation
A saturation boost where saturation is lowest. With option to preserve skin tones.
#vibrance #saturation
June 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
2. Vibrancy
A saturation boost where saturation is lowest. With option to preserve skin tones.
#vibrance #saturation
A saturation boost where saturation is lowest. With option to preserve skin tones.
#vibrance #saturation
I'm sharing 2 new Lens Studio subgraphs!
1. Cubic Bezier (CSS-style)
Create a custom falloff using 4 values, like in CSS: cubic-bezier.com#.19,.67,.83,...
Download: github.com/max-van-leeu...
#shaders #lensstudio #ar #gamedev
1. Cubic Bezier (CSS-style)
Create a custom falloff using 4 values, like in CSS: cubic-bezier.com#.19,.67,.83,...
Download: github.com/max-van-leeu...
#shaders #lensstudio #ar #gamedev
June 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I'm sharing 2 new Lens Studio subgraphs!
1. Cubic Bezier (CSS-style)
Create a custom falloff using 4 values, like in CSS: cubic-bezier.com#.19,.67,.83,...
Download: github.com/max-van-leeu...
#shaders #lensstudio #ar #gamedev
1. Cubic Bezier (CSS-style)
Create a custom falloff using 4 values, like in CSS: cubic-bezier.com#.19,.67,.83,...
Download: github.com/max-van-leeu...
#shaders #lensstudio #ar #gamedev
had an idea for a new emoji so I officially proposed it to @unicode.org
my proposal & more info: maxvanleeuwen.com/emoji
if you have ideas too: proposal form is open till end of July! unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html
I'll hear back from them in November 🤞
my proposal & more info: maxvanleeuwen.com/emoji
if you have ideas too: proposal form is open till end of July! unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html
I'll hear back from them in November 🤞
May 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
had an idea for a new emoji so I officially proposed it to @unicode.org
my proposal & more info: maxvanleeuwen.com/emoji
if you have ideas too: proposal form is open till end of July! unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html
I'll hear back from them in November 🤞
my proposal & more info: maxvanleeuwen.com/emoji
if you have ideas too: proposal form is open till end of July! unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html
I'll hear back from them in November 🤞
AE Pixel Repeat 1.1 is out!
It's on discount this week @aescripts.com :)
Transparency now works in Visualizations, and I fixed a couple small issues.
Download: aescripts.com/pixel-repeat/
It's on discount this week @aescripts.com :)
Transparency now works in Visualizations, and I fixed a couple small issues.
Download: aescripts.com/pixel-repeat/
May 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
AE Pixel Repeat 1.1 is out!
It's on discount this week @aescripts.com :)
Transparency now works in Visualizations, and I fixed a couple small issues.
Download: aescripts.com/pixel-repeat/
It's on discount this week @aescripts.com :)
Transparency now works in Visualizations, and I fixed a couple small issues.
Download: aescripts.com/pixel-repeat/
AoM water shader in Lens Studio, explained:
the water uses repeating sprite sheet animations for bump (normals) and highlights (emission) in a simple PBR setup
the waves are on separate planes w/ 2 static textures (cross-fading and animated stretch)
🌊 super simple, but effective 🌊
#gamedev #xr
the water uses repeating sprite sheet animations for bump (normals) and highlights (emission) in a simple PBR setup
the waves are on separate planes w/ 2 static textures (cross-fading and animated stretch)
🌊 super simple, but effective 🌊
#gamedev #xr
March 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Age of Mythology in AR!
> Experiment/Fan art (not affiliated)
I wanted to see what AoM & Age of Empires would look like in Augmented Reality :)
Captured in real-time on the Spectacles!
#xr #gamedev #augmentedreality #ageofmythology #ageofempires
> Experiment/Fan art (not affiliated)
I wanted to see what AoM & Age of Empires would look like in Augmented Reality :)
Captured in real-time on the Spectacles!
#xr #gamedev #augmentedreality #ageofmythology #ageofempires
March 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Age of Mythology in AR!
> Experiment/Fan art (not affiliated)
I wanted to see what AoM & Age of Empires would look like in Augmented Reality :)
Captured in real-time on the Spectacles!
#xr #gamedev #augmentedreality #ageofmythology #ageofempires
> Experiment/Fan art (not affiliated)
I wanted to see what AoM & Age of Empires would look like in Augmented Reality :)
Captured in real-time on the Spectacles!
#xr #gamedev #augmentedreality #ageofmythology #ageofempires
February 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
My first ever After Effects plugin is live!
Pixel Repeat is perfect for glitch art, looping patterns and stylized distortions.
Go check it out! aescripts.com/pixel-repeat
#aftereffects #glitchart
Pixel Repeat is perfect for glitch art, looping patterns and stylized distortions.
Go check it out! aescripts.com/pixel-repeat
#aftereffects #glitchart
February 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My first ever After Effects plugin is live!
Pixel Repeat is perfect for glitch art, looping patterns and stylized distortions.
Go check it out! aescripts.com/pixel-repeat
#aftereffects #glitchart
Pixel Repeat is perfect for glitch art, looping patterns and stylized distortions.
Go check it out! aescripts.com/pixel-repeat
#aftereffects #glitchart
Still can't believe I got this shoutout at Lens Fest, Snap's annual AR conference! 😊
#augmentedreality #immersivetech #gamedev
#augmentedreality #immersivetech #gamedev
February 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Still can't believe I got this shoutout at Lens Fest, Snap's annual AR conference! 😊
#augmentedreality #immersivetech #gamedev
#augmentedreality #immersivetech #gamedev
really proud of WireTool! my own trail renderer, for Lens Studio
easily create cylindrical meshes in real-time!
it's performance-friendly, customizable, and it includes normals & UVs & optional custom shader attributes
more info at maxvanleeuwen.com/wiretool
easily create cylindrical meshes in real-time!
it's performance-friendly, customizable, and it includes normals & UVs & optional custom shader attributes
more info at maxvanleeuwen.com/wiretool
February 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
really proud of WireTool! my own trail renderer, for Lens Studio
easily create cylindrical meshes in real-time!
it's performance-friendly, customizable, and it includes normals & UVs & optional custom shader attributes
more info at maxvanleeuwen.com/wiretool
easily create cylindrical meshes in real-time!
it's performance-friendly, customizable, and it includes normals & UVs & optional custom shader attributes
more info at maxvanleeuwen.com/wiretool
it automatically resolves intersections, triangulizes, and generates normals (and custom attributes for use in shader)
hoping for better use cases than the jelly beans
hoping for better use cases than the jelly beans
February 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
it automatically resolves intersections, triangulizes, and generates normals (and custom attributes for use in shader)
hoping for better use cases than the jelly beans
hoping for better use cases than the jelly beans
my meshing tool can draw extruded beveled shapes out of any points, in real-time!
February 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
my meshing tool can draw extruded beveled shapes out of any points, in real-time!
making weird things for AR glasses
(🧵 I built a 3D shape generator for Lens Studio)
(🧵 I built a 3D shape generator for Lens Studio)
February 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
making weird things for AR glasses
(🧵 I built a 3D shape generator for Lens Studio)
(🧵 I built a 3D shape generator for Lens Studio)
a VFX setup of particles following the 3D body mesh in real-time
it also uses inpainting to hide the person underneath!
project files: github.com/max-van-leeu...
it also uses inpainting to hide the person underneath!
project files: github.com/max-van-leeu...
February 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
a VFX setup of particles following the 3D body mesh in real-time
it also uses inpainting to hide the person underneath!
project files: github.com/max-van-leeu...
it also uses inpainting to hide the person underneath!
project files: github.com/max-van-leeu...
using low-resolution cloth physics to simulate rope in Augmented Reality
February 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
using low-resolution cloth physics to simulate rope in Augmented Reality
full gridlock after ~9 minutes
this mat needs public transport 🚗🚙
this mat needs public transport 🚗🚙
February 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
full gridlock after ~9 minutes
this mat needs public transport 🚗🚙
this mat needs public transport 🚗🚙
...and the cars avoid police cars by going off-road
the red car in the police chase has a sine wave on its steering wheel, giving it a swirling motion
the red car in the police chase has a sine wave on its steering wheel, giving it a swirling motion
February 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
...and the cars avoid police cars by going off-road
the red car in the police chase has a sine wave on its steering wheel, giving it a swirling motion
the red car in the police chase has a sine wave on its steering wheel, giving it a swirling motion
the cars are autonomous and try not to collide with each other
they also respect traffic lights 🚦
they also respect traffic lights 🚦
February 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
the cars are autonomous and try not to collide with each other
they also respect traffic lights 🚦
they also respect traffic lights 🚦
I turned a city mat into a little AR game 🚗🚙🚓
Built with Snap Spectacles
🧵
Built with Snap Spectacles
🧵
February 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I turned a city mat into a little AR game 🚗🚙🚓
Built with Snap Spectacles
🧵
Built with Snap Spectacles
🧵
buttons test 🕹️
(AR with Lens Studio, recorded on iPhone)
(AR with Lens Studio, recorded on iPhone)
February 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
buttons test 🕹️
(AR with Lens Studio, recorded on iPhone)
(AR with Lens Studio, recorded on iPhone)