This random noise won an Oscar.

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/

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I wrote about Simplex Noise in my book Love Triangle.
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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/