Title: Javascript Mandelbox Explorer Post by: joeytwiddle on June 29, 2011, 11:46:23 PM Hi guys, so I was inspired by this video (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=subdream+raum+zeit&page=&utm_source=opensearch) to write my own renderer, just for fun. The result was: Javascript Mandelbox Explorer (http://hwi.ath.cx/javascript/fractals/mandelbox.html) (http://hwi.ath.cx/screenshots/pilgrimage_to_tglad/coloring_mandelbox/screenshot-5082.png) (If you can't see this image, then sorry my webserver is down. Please try again later!) Pros: - You may like this colouring method. (Counts of each of the three fold types inversely affect R/G/B values.) - The navigation interface (with mouse dragging and cheap preview) was an afterthought, but I think you'll agree it makes rotation and panning easy and intuitive. Perhaps some Mandelbulber hacker might like to steal this technique. :) Cons: - It's written in Javascript, probably not the ideal language for this sort of thing. - The code is really not beautiful. - Although I think I managed to calculate the Distance Estimate, I had no idea how to use it!! :embarrass: I made some screenshots during development, including some rather beautiful bugs (http://hwi.ath.cx/screenshots/pilgrimage_to_tglad/nicebugs1/)! By the way, this project has an animated little sister, the Javascript Julia Renderer (http://hwi.ath.cx/javascript/fractals/julia4d.html). |