Laver2k opened this issue on Jun 22, 2004 ยท 9 posts
Laver2k posted Tue, 22 June 2004 at 2:55 PM
The pics look amazing but what exactly is a flame and stuff. Do u just use pure randomness to create them?
airlynx posted Tue, 22 June 2004 at 3:22 PM
Laver2k, fractals are generated using mathematical equations that reiterate themselves, meaning the equation repeats over and over again adding tiny variations each time. The mathematical equation is mapped to pixels by color and location. I'd suggest doing a google search for fractals and doing some reading that way. There are hundreds of great sites out there describing what exactly a fractal is.
Laver2k posted Tue, 22 June 2004 at 3:52 PM
Ok, I will do. Thanks =).
DreamWarrior posted Tue, 22 June 2004 at 4:23 PM
Attached Link: Fractal definition in Wikipedia
There is a very good explaination of what fractal are at this link. There are many types of fractals, but not all show self-similarity. I recommend you read this page from top to bottom because it has good information, IMO. Flame fractals are a type of IFS (iterated function systems). There is also an explanation of flame fractals here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_Flames Hope this helps. I think it would be a good idea to add these links for everyone to see. Barbara
nickcharles posted Wed, 23 June 2004 at 1:12 AM
Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/subcom.ez?ID=21
Link added to Community page :)Nick C. Sorbin
Staff Writer
Renderosity Magazine
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DreamWarrior posted Wed, 23 June 2004 at 1:41 AM
Wow, are you quick or what?! :)))
Laver2k posted Wed, 23 June 2004 at 2:33 PM
The community page is the first place i went to look for info so its good that it got added there =).
undisclosed-designer posted Sat, 26 June 2004 at 6:52 AM
Attached Link: http://classes.yale.edu/fractals/
above link could be helpful to understand fractals *smile* harmen
DreamWarrior posted Sat, 26 June 2004 at 11:11 AM
Excellent link, Harmen! Thank you! We shall place this on the Community page as well. Barbara