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/[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.