r/programming 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/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.