Creating a Matrix-like Virtual Background with JavaScript

Sometimes I need to do something different to my normal day job, doing a bit of escapism, especially during these challenging times with a lot of bad news.

One thing I thought would be cool in the current virtual circumstances is a matrix-like virtual background for my OBS setup. And for I wanted to implement such a matrix-effect myself since I watched the first movie and got into programming (both was quite some time ago), I decided to try.

I chose JavaScript as my implementation language, because it’s very easy to get visual results, my JavaScript is very, very rusty and it might be useful to have a little refresher.

If you don’t want to read on, you can jump directly to the public Git Repository with the results.

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