Computational Expression
Forms grown from small rule sets and iteration into structures that could not be drawn one mark at a time, where rules, initial state and time determine the look.
Entrée du dictionnaire
- Fractal Flame 1992– / Technique
Scott Draves's Fractal Flame adds nonlinear variations, log-density display and structural coloring to iterated function systems, producing feathered, smoky and coral-like structures from probability and transformation history.
- L-system Graphics 1968– / Technique
L-system graphics rewrite symbol strings in parallel and interpret them as drawing, turning a few rules into recursively growing plants, trees, mycelia and ornaments.
- Reaction–Diffusion 1952– / Technique
Reaction-diffusion simulation lets substances react locally while spreading at different rates, self-organizing small disturbances into spots, stripes, mazes and coral-like patterns.