AcidTrip

A real-time psychedelic visualizer built in C++ using SDL2, OpenGL 3.3, and GLSL shaders.

AcidTrip 🌌

A real-time psychedelic visualizer built in C++ using SDL2, OpenGL 3.3, and GLSL shaders.

🎥 Demo

This project renders GPU-based procedural visuals including liquid distortion, kaleidoscope symmetry, color cycling, and starfield effects.

✨ Features

• Fullscreen OpenGL rendering
• Procedural noise (fbm + value noise)
• Kaleidoscope symmetry
• Chromatic aberration
• Scanline + flicker effects
• GPU-based color palette cycling
• Real-time interaction

---

🎮 Controls

Key	Action
W / S	Increase / Decrease warp
A / D	Decrease / Increase speed
Q / E	Change kaleidoscope segments
Space	Freeze / Unfreeze time
R	Randomize color palette
Esc	Quit

---

\

▶️ Run Locally

macOS

brew install cmake sdl2
git clone https://github.com/sdg5-hub/AcidTrip.git
cd AcidTrip
cmake -S . -B build
cmake --build build -j
./build/AcidTrip

## 🛠 Build (macOS)

### Install dependencies
```bash
brew install cmake sdl2