tutorial · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
Making a heart with Maths
Inigo Quilez · 2 HN recommenders · 2 recommendation months
Recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 months (2017–2020).
SignalTube analysis
Among 10 other tutorial videos tagged Computer graphics & rendering, the mean is 4.0 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 2 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 2 distinct months; the peer average is 3.8 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
67% of its 3 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2017–2020; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. A verified runtime is not present in the current metadata snapshot. A verified YouTube publication date is not present in the current metadata snapshot.
- Channel / speaker
- Inigo Quilez
- Verified runtime
- Not verified in the current YouTube metadata
- YouTube upload date
- Not verified
- Hacker News mention years
- 2017–2020
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Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other tutorial videos in Computer graphics & rendering. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making a heart with MathsCurrent video | 2 | 2 | 67% | — | Not verified in the current YouTube metadata | Not verified |
| Painting a Character with Mathstutorial · Inigo Quilez | 13 | 10 | 68% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| I painted a Landscape with Mathematicstutorial · Inigo Quilez | 7 | 7 | 78% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| Blender 3.0 Beginner Tutorial - Part 1tutorial · Blender Guru | 4 | 3 | 100% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Wolfram Alpha: {y = Re(sqrt(abs(x)(1-abs(x)))), y = Re(-sqrt(1-sqrt(abs(x))))}”. Its short rationale: Iquilez hacking away at graphics.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Plotting hearts with Python and C”. Its short rationale: Procedurally generating a 3D heart.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Articles on fractals, computer graphics, mathematics, demoscene and more”. Its short rationale: Beating heart composited on live video, explained step by step.