Tuesday, November 24, 2009

L-System

An L-System in javascript & canvas. You can use a drop-down box to alter which fractal is drawn and how many iterations to perform. An L-System is a way of describing self-similar fractals, like plants - it works by changing symbols according to rules and performing multiple iterations. To display, the final string is interpreted by a turtle which uses them as instructions (eg go forward, turn left, etc) The wikipedia article is worth a look, it is where I got the axioms & rules from. Warning: If you alter the values and set them to high it may freeze your browser UPDATE: L-System version 2

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