A realtime Buddhabrot fractal renderer. Two versions are implemented here:
- Browser version based on WebGL 2 and transform feedback.
- Native version using OpenGL 3.3 and geometry shader.
# Install dependencies first:
npm install
# Build the WebGL version
npm run buildOpen index.html and enjoy.
Watch development:
npm run watchThere's also an electron version which allows exporting animations as videos. You can run it by:
npm run electronYou'll need to install ffmpeg for this feature to work. The "Export Video" button will produce a video.mp4 file in the current directory. Here's a sample video: https://vimeo.com/266017672
# Install native dependencies (here for Mac OS X)
brew install glfw
brew install glew
brew install liblo
# Build with the makefile under "native"
cd native
make
# Run it with
./rendererOSC Control: The native version receive its parameters via the OSC protocol.
osc_example.js is a sample for how to send messages to it.
The colormaps used in this project are from these sources:
- Dave Green's Cubehelix colour scheme
- Peter Karpov's article In Search of a Perfect Colormap
Melinda Green's The Buddhabrot Technique contains a lot of useful links to the buddhabrot method.
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