Colors provide a wide exploration space in live coded visual performances, but they can be challenging to program to do what you want. Knowing a little background can go a long way. We’ll go from wavelengths, to perception, to how computers represent color, some ways to generate your own palettes and color ramps, and finally some tips on how to use colors during visual performances.

This presentation won’t expect you to know about a specific tool, and should be transferable. It will draw from things I’ve learned while working with shaders, other creative coding, and digital media.

For some parts of the presentation, it would be useful to have polarized sunglasses and a smartphone or laptop.