[HN Gopher] The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990) [pdf] ___________________________________________________________________ The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990) [pdf] Author : mpiedrav Score : 66 points Date : 2020-02-05 16:22 UTC (6 hours ago) (HTM) web link (algorithmicbotany.org) (TXT) w3m dump (algorithmicbotany.org) | ivarv wrote: | I came across this book when exploring L-Systems based on this | earlier HN post - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21749806 | | If the book is inspiring it might be worth going through some of | the insightful comments in that post. | peter303 wrote: | I recall a SIGGRAPH around that time on synthetic life covering | that material. | gdubs wrote: | I love L-Systems. I somehow obtained a couple of VHS tapes in the | 90s when I was a kid of early computer graphics, and was really | taken by the generative artists -- like Karl Sims. This was also | the heyday of big bookstores like Borders, and I'd spend hours in | the "Computers" aisle, where I found "Advanced Animation and | Rendering", which covered L-Systems. | | These are fun things to code because they can surprise you. Even | when you understand the rules, it can be delightful to see what | grows. | dang wrote: | A nice thread from 2014: | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8723728. | superkuh wrote: | Anyone interested in fooling around with algorithmic art should | check out the Context Free Art software/language: | https://www.contextfreeart.org/ ref: | https://github.com/MtnViewJohn/context-free/wiki/About | 9214 wrote: | The primary source for anyone interested in L-Systems. I can also | recommend looking into Gielis superformula [1] for e.g. | generating realistic petals and leaves on the trees. | | [1] | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258238188_Inventing... ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-02-05 23:01 UTC)