Abstract
Amorphous shapes have always been a challenge to CG modelers. Apparently natural in look, their topology is hard to retrieve manually. Scientists from different backgrounds have tried to understand and model such phenomena. Fractals belong to the most representative solutions, but still are rare in 3D domain. Methods for generation of fractal objects use mainly quaternion representations for nonlinear systems in four dimensions. In such a case advanced volumetric graphics methods need to be applied to convey multidimensional information. In the paper, we propose a simple and effective approach to use four-dimensional escape-time fractals as automated shape generator. We extend general quadratic fractal maps to four dimensions. The algorithm results in diverse aesthetically balanced volumetric shapes delivered in real time on a modern PC.
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Goiński, A., Zawadzki, T., Nikiel, S. (2012). Automatic Shape Generation Based on Quadratic Four-Dimensional Fractals. In: Bolc, L., Tadeusiewicz, R., Chmielewski, L.J., Wojciechowski, K. (eds) Computer Vision and Graphics. ICCVG 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7594. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33564-8_9
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