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title: This random noise won an Oscar.
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published: 2025-11-23T16:34:24Z
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summary: "Check out Seb's excellent deep-dive video over here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgTo5WRluy0\n\nSee my show in London on 1 December 2025: https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/matt-parker/\nOther show details for the 2026 tour here: https://standupmaths.com/shows/\n\nYes, sign up to Patreon by the end of November 2025 to get your unique, random christmas card from me: http://patreon.com/standupmaths\n\nOr have been signed up by November 2024 to get the RGB postcard from the past.\n\nI wrote about Simplex Noise in my book Love Triangle.\nMath Gear (signed): https://mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/products/love-triangle-by-matt-parker-signed \nAmazon: https://amzn.to/3LY5mfS\n\nAll noise in this video was actually generated used OpenSimplex in python: https://pypi.org/project/opensimplex/\n\nKen Perlin's Academy Technical Achievement Award was in 1997 and read: \"To Ken Perlin for the development of Perlin Noise, a technique used to produce natural appearing textures on computer generated surfaces for motion picture visual effects.\"\n\nHuge thanks to my Patreon supporters. They help me make a lot of noise. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths\n\nCORRECTIONS\n- None yet, let me know if you spot anything! \n\nFilming by Nico Turner\nEditing by Gus Melton and Nico Turner\nWritten and performed by Matt Parker\nProduced by Nicole Jacobus\nMusic by Howard Carter\nDesign by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson\n\nMATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician\nWebsite: http://standupmaths.com/"
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Check out Seb's excellent deep-dive video over here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgTo5WRluy0

See my show in London on 1 December 2025: https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/matt-parker/\
Other show details for the 2026 tour here: https://standupmaths.com/shows/

Yes, sign up to Patreon by the end of November 2025 to get your unique, random christmas card from me: http://patreon.com/standupmaths

Or have been signed up by November 2024 to get the RGB postcard from the past.

I wrote about Simplex Noise in my book Love Triangle.\
Math Gear (signed): https://mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/products/love-triangle-by-matt-parker-signed \
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3LY5mfS

All noise in this video was actually generated used OpenSimplex in python: https://pypi.org/project/opensimplex/

Ken Perlin's Academy Technical Achievement Award was in 1997 and read: "To Ken Perlin for the development of Perlin Noise, a technique used to produce natural appearing textures on computer generated surfaces for motion picture visual effects."

Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. They help me make a lot of noise. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths

CORRECTIONS

- None yet, let me know if you spot anything!

Filming by Nico Turner\
Editing by Gus Melton and Nico Turner\
Written and performed by Matt Parker\
Produced by Nicole Jacobus\
Music by Howard Carter\
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician\
Website: http://standupmaths.com/