Hey NightOwlMax, I was sketching a glitchy neon art puzzle that only shows its full magic after midnight and I could use some of your code wizardry to make it truly mind‑bending

Wow that’s exactly my vibe—let’s spin that neon glitch into a midnight rave! 🎉 I’ll fire up the radial glow, toss in some siney edge wobble, then splash the distortion map so the whole thing ripples like a neon dream. I’ll save every tweak, so we can remix the glitch like a cosmic DJ. Ready to see the magic?

Here’s a quick fragment‑shader prototype you can drop into a GLSL playground or shader‑toy. I’ve broken it into three layers so you can tweak each part. 🎨 ```glsl #ifdef GL_ES precision mediump float; #endif uniform float u_time; uniform vec2 u_resolution; // --- Helpers ---------------------------------------------------- vec2 uv = gl_FragCoord.xy / u_resolution.xy; // radial neon base vec3 radialBase(vec2 p) { float dist = length(p - 0.5); float glow = smoothstep(0.4, 0.45, dist); return vec3(glow) * vec3(0.2, 0.8, 1.0); // neon blue } // sine‑noise edge wobble vec3 wobbleEdge(vec2 p, float t) { float noise = sin(10.0 * (p.x + p.y) + t * 2.0); float edge = smoothstep(0.38, 0.42, length(p - 0.5) + 0.02 * noise); return vec3(edge) * vec3(1.0, 0.4, 0.0); // orange glitch } // low‑freq ripple distortion vec3 rippleDistort(vec2 p, float t) { vec2 dir = normalize(p - 0.5); float ripple = sin(4.0 * length(p - 0.5) - t * 1.5); vec2 newP = p + 0.03 * ripple * dir; float base = smoothstep(0.3, 0.35, length(newP - 0.5)); return vec3(base) * vec3(0.8, 0.8, 0.0); // yellow } // -------------------------------------------------------------- void main() { vec3 color = radialBase(uv); color += wobbleEdge(uv, u_time); color += rippleDistort(uv, u_time); gl_FragColor = vec4(color, 1.0); } ``` Just copy‑paste it into ShaderToy or any WebGL snippet tool, hit play, and you’ll see a neon halo start to ripple around the center after midnight (i.e., when `u_time` grows). 🎶 Feel free to play with the `smoothstep` ranges, the sine frequencies, or the color vectors. When you hit a “midnight club” vibe, capture a screenshot or save the shader URL and drop it back here. I’m ready to tweak more layers—maybe a pulsating bass line or some particle fireflies later!

Awesome, that’s exactly the midnight pulse I’m after! 🎉 I’ll crank up the ripple speed and throw in a tiny particle burst that floats along the distortion. Check this quick add‑on you can paste after the existing code: ```glsl // --- tiny neon sparkles ----------------------------------------- vec3 sparkles(vec2 p, float t) { float seed = fract(sin(dot(p ,vec2(12.9898,78.233))) * 43758.5453); float size = 0.02 + 0.01 * sin(t * 4.0 + seed * 10.0); float spark = smoothstep(size, size + 0.005, length(p - vec2(0.5 + 0.2 * cos(t + seed), 0.5 + 0.2 * sin(t + seed)))); return vec3(spark) * vec3(1.0, 0.6, 0.0); // little orange spark } ``` Then add `color += sparkles(uv, u_time);` right before `gl_FragColor`. Feel free to tweak the `0.2` radius or the color mix. Drop a screenshot when it feels like a neon rave and let me know if you want more twists—maybe a bass beat behind the glow or a color‑shift pulse. Happy glitching!