algovis [](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
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This is collection of projects and links about algorithm visualization.
# Projects
* [Setosa](http://setosa.io) blog (example: [Gridlock vs. Bottlenecks](http://setosa.io/blog/2014/09/02/gridlock/index.html))
[
](http://setosa.io/blog/2014/09/02/gridlock/index.html)
* [Mathigon](http://world.mathigon.org/) (example: [Sieve of Eratosthenes](http://world.mathigon.org/Prime_Numbers)) and [beta site](http://beta.mathigon.org/)
[
](http://world.mathigon.org/Prime_Numbers)
* [Encinographic](http://encinographic.blogspot.com/) blog (example: [2D Wave Equation](http://encinographic.blogspot.com/2014/05/sim-class-wave-equation-in-2d.html))
[
](http://encinographic.blogspot.com/2014/05/sim-class-wave-equation-in-2d.html)
* [Emergent Mind](http://www.emergentmind.com/) blog (example: [Perceptrons](http://www.emergentmind.com/the-perceptron))
[
](http://www.emergentmind.com/the-perceptron)
* [The Nature of Code](http://natureofcode.com/book/) book (example: [Oscillation](http://natureofcode.com/book/chapter-3-oscillation/))
[
](http://natureofcode.com/book/chapter-3-oscillation/)
* [Game Mechanic Explorer](http://gamemechanicexplorer.com/) (example: [Homing Missiles](http://gamemechanicexplorer.com/#homingmissiles-1))
[
](http://gamemechanicexplorer.com/#homingmissiles-1)
* [Pixel Shaders](http://pixelshaders.com/proposal/) book proposal
[
](http://pixelshaders.com/proposal/)
* [Probabilistic Models of Computation](https://probmods.org/) book (example: [Generative Models](https://probmods.org/chapters/generative-models.html))
[
](https://probmods.org/chapters/02-generative-models.html)
* [Steven Wittens](http://acko.net/) (example: [How to fold a Julia Fractal](http://acko.net/blog/how-to-fold-a-julia-fractal/) - click arrows on slideshows)
[
](http://acko.net/blog/how-to-fold-a-julia-fractal/)
* [Red Blob Games](http://www.redblobgames.com/) (example: [2D Visibility](http://www.redblobgames.com/articles/visibility/))
[
](http://www.redblobgames.com/articles/visibility/)
* [Khan Academy algorithms course](https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-science/algorithms) (example: [Breadth First Search](https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-science/algorithms/breadth-first-search/a/the-breadth-first-search-algorithm))
[
](https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-science/algorithms/breadth-first-search/a/the-breadth-first-search-algorithm)
* [Christopher Olah](https://colah.github.io/) (example: [Neural Networks, Manifolds, and Topology](https://colah.github.io/posts/2014-03-NN-Manifolds-Topology/))
[
](https://colah.github.io/posts/2014-03-NN-Manifolds-Topology/)
* [Visualgo](https://visualgo.net/en)
[
](https://visualgo.net/en)
* [Melkman's Algorithm interactively explained](http://maxgoldste.in/melkman/)
[
](http://maxgoldste.in/melkman/)
# Libraries & tools
* [Tailspin](http://will.thimbleby.net/algorithms/doku.php): JS interpreter in JS that runs an algorithm and lets the visualization inspect the local variables. Records history to allow stepping backwards too.
* [Vamonos](http://rosulek.github.io/vamonos/): algorithm visualizations with pseudocode shown to reader and JS version underneath, plus some useful widgets to show pseudocode, call stack, data structures
* [Algomation](http://www.algomation.com/): algorithm visualization that uses JS generators to pass control between algorithm execution and browser event loop
* [Algorithm Visualizations](http://www.cs.usfca.edu/~galles/visualization/Algorithms.html)
* [LaTeX2HTML5](http://latex2html5.com/): annotate LaTeX diagrams with interactivity when exporting to HTML
* [Tangle](http://worrydream.com/Tangle/)
# References
* [Visualizing Algorithms](http://bost.ocks.org/mike/algorithms/)
* [Active Essays on the Web](http://tinlizzie.org/chalkboard/#ActiveEssaysOnTheWeb)
* [Visualizing sorting algorithms](https://corte.si/posts/code/visualisingsorting/index.html) - arguing that static visualizations are better than algorithm animation
# Examples
* [Garbage Collection](http://spin.atomicobject.com/2014/09/03/visualizing-garbage-collection-algorithms/)
* [Spatial Hashing](http://zufallsgenerator.github.io/2014/01/26/visually-comparing-algorithms/)
* [Fourier Image Filtering](http://david.li/filtering/)
* [Fourier Series Visualization](http://bl.ocks.org/jinroh/7524988)
* [The Skyline Problem](https://briangordon.github.io/2014/08/the-skyline-problem.html)
* [Animated Bézier Curves](http://www.jasondavies.com/animated-bezier/)
* [A Primer on Bezier Curves](http://pomax.github.io/bezierinfo/)
* [Sight And Light](http://ncase.me/sight-and-light/)
* [Newton-Raphson Optimization (1D)](http://bl.ocks.org/dannyko/ffe9653768cb80dfc0da)
* [Newton-Raphson Optimization (2D)](http://bl.ocks.org/dannyko/0956c361a6ce22362867)
* [Fisher-Yates Shuffle](http://bost.ocks.org/mike/shuffle/)
* [Tetris in Clojure](http://shaunlebron.github.io/t3tr0s-slides/#0)
* [HyperLogLog for big data distinct values](http://research.neustar.biz/2012/10/25/sketch-of-the-day-hyperloglog-cornerstone-of-a-big-data-infrastructure/)
* [Cave Culling Algorithm in Minecraft](http://tomcc.github.io/2014/08/31/visibility-1.html)
* [Explanation of X11 Servers](http://magcius.github.io/xplain/article/) has an X11 server running in the browser!
* [Manual for rot.js, a roguelike game library](http://ondras.github.io/rot.js/manual/#intro) makes all the examples editable and viewable in the browser
* [ConvNetJS](http://cs.stanford.edu/people/karpathy/convnetjs/) neural network examples in browser (example: [2-layer neural network](http://cs.stanford.edu/people/karpathy/convnetjs/demo/classify2d.html))