May 18, 2005
lets you write a set of rules about how to generate an image, and then follows those rules to create a image
The rules are in the form of a context free grammar, where each shape is defined to be made up of other shapes, possible rotated, scaled, and relocated.
If you ever played with turtle graphics in Logo, you'll love this. The images it generates are crisp black and white and grey, and can be quite beautiful.
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It's called "Context Free"
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Simultaneously very cool and far too much effort to do anything cool with. I have grown lazy in my old age.
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These look kind of similar to the cellular automata discussed in A New Kind of Science. Way over my head, but pretty cool stuff.
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Excellent link, thanks.
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Also see the Java applet at the CBofN website. Select "L-Systems" in the pull-down menu for something very similar, a bit simpler to use, but not nearly as powerful as posted program. (warning: self-link)
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Also, very nice link. Thanks.
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When in rome....