Data Art Initiation, Part 2 | Kirell Benzi | Connected Data World 2021 Masterclass

This podcast features a live workshop that showcases Cables, a visual programming environment based on nodes. During the session, the instructor guides participants through the process of building a simple scene with a cube, setting up camera controls, and efficiently rendering a large array of cubes using GPU instancing. You'll learn how to use the `Repeat` operator for basic iterations and explore advanced techniques like `Mesh Instance` to optimize GPU rendering, resulting in impressive performance with hundreds of thousands of cubes. The workshop also covers integrating external APIs, such as the Star Wars API, to dynamically fill the scene with data and create engaging visualizations. This demonstration underscores Cables' robust capabilities in visual programming and data integration, making it a powerful tool for various applications.