This random noise won an Oscar.

Check out Seb's excellent deep-dive video over here:    • How I Built a Giant Interactive Lightning ...   See my show in London on 1 December 2025: https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/mat... 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:   / 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/b... 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.   / 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/