Guest maxh2003 Posted March 27, 2004 Report Posted March 27, 2004 I've just released a new software toy to keep you amused while you wait for the bus. Everyone remember the 1980s? Well, this is a Mandelbrot set generator. You can download it from my website, www.gamesforsmartphones.com :-) Hope someone likes it... enjoy, and post any comments here... maxh2003GFSMand002.jpg
Guest mcgurkepi Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 Oh right! i'm gonna be on the bus for 5 hours tomorrow. hmm.
Guest xavierjohn22 Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 Cant download in this site using SMartphöne. Göt tö gö tö thé pc and döwnlöad, öh sörry yöu havé a link. Will dl nöw and ridé thé BUS! Posted from my SmartPhone!
Guest Vector Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 since i wasn't around in the 1980's (well, i was born in 1988, but that doesn't count :D), what does this do? ;)
Guest maxh2003 Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 what does this do?It plots a mathematical set of equations. OK, more detail needed. Anyone who remembers more than I do, please correct me :-) The Mandelbrot set is an example of a fractal. That means there's an infinite level of detail - no matter how much you zoom in, you can always see more detail. Although it displays similarities, it never actually repeats itself, either. It got its name from the man who discovered it, Benoit Mandelbrot. Everyone got very excited in the 80's (or was it the early 90's) because they thought that computer applications of fractals could create all kinds of wonderful new ideas, such as top-quality file compression. Certainly a few games attempted to render their scenery using fractals, IIRC. In the long run I don't think fractals had as many practical applications as people hoped but I'm willing to bow to anyone else's better knowledge here. What it did give us was lots and lots of beautiful fractals which are no use at all, but very pretty, and are often to be found on large posters in students' bedrooms. Top fact: IIRC it's actually the black bit in the centre of the set that's of interest, mathematically speaking, and all the pretty colours around the outside are just to make it look nice... More detailed maths here (caution: this page involves imaginary numbers and may make your brain hurt): http://mathworld.wolfram.com/MandelbrotSet.html and many beautiful examples here: http://images.google.com/images?q=Mandelbr...&oe=UTF-8&hl=en ... and if you want to see more fractals (and plot them at high speed on your PC), check out Fractint: http://spanky.triumf.ca/www/fractint/fractint.html i'm gonna be on the bus for 5 hours tomorrow Probably best to take a book too, just in case 5 hours of Mandelbrot sets starts to get a bit dull - and given the number of calculations involved in the Mandelbrot set, it'll help drain your battery fairly quickly...
Guest xavierjohn22 Posted April 25, 2004 Report Posted April 25, 2004 I think thäts well éxpläinéd. Thänks! Posted from my SmartPhone!
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