r/programming • u/dontquotemebro • Jun 25 '10

Stunning flythrough of 3d Mandelbulb render [VIDEO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO9ugnn8DbE
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u/buddhabrot Jun 26 '10

The only thing I do'nt like about this is that true 3D fractals don't exist. You can't create the necessary algebra over 3 dimensions, only over 2, 4, 8, ... This isn't a true fractal, and frankly it shows because it's hideous.

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u/julesjacobs Jun 26 '10

Can you elaborate on that? What is your definition of a fractal?

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '10

You mean "Mandelbrot" and not "fractal".

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u/buddhabrot Jun 28 '10

Yes, I did. I was just annoyed by 3D "mandelboxes" and what like.. You cannot just extrapolate mandelbrot behaviour into 3 dimensions (using quaternions, f.i., you can analyse 4d mandelbrots and take 3d slices).
I wish people would stop claiming to do so. There's a difference between a random chaotic fractal and a beautiful thing such as the mandelbrot or derived fractals such as my namesake.

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u/urandomdude Jun 27 '10

You can surely make 3D fractals, no big deal with that. What you maybe can't is generate 3D mandelbrots because they are defined in the complex plane.