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This is a mandelbrot set arbitaray precision fractal viewer written for fun bc they look cool.
This is a mandelbrot set viewer written for fun bc it looks weird and cool to me.
## Features
- kind of infinite zoom in; wgsl buffers & shader arrays are the software limit, ignoring VRAM
- does not stop iterating; can look ugly when it's noisy, but doesn't hide anything from you (given enough time)
- snapshot feature for movement & zoom sanity when you're trying to go somewhere specific, needed because it resets the texture every time you move or zoom in
- The color function just rotates the hue as the iterations go up, from red to green to blue and back to red
- Kind of infinite zoom in; wgsl, your VRAM, and your patience are the limiting factors
- GPU based; not very optimized, but fast enough to be comfortable for relatively deep zooms
- Does not stop iterating; can look noisy when dense, but doesn't "hide" detail from you (given enough time)
- Real time movement controls for easy exploration
- Snapshot feature for movement & zoom sanity when you're trying to go somewhere specific, needed because it resets the texture every time you move or zoom in
- The color is hue rotated as the iterations go up, from red to green to blue and back to red; not the most pleasant looking, but shows you a lot of detail which is the focus
## Controls
- WASD for movement
- scroll to zoom
- Scroll to zoom
- Q to take a snapshot
Snapshots will copy the current texture and let you view it as the new one generates, which is very important for your sanity when you zoom in really far; the undecided regions will be replaced with a darkened version of your snapshot, so you can still know where you are and move around.
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## TODO List
Not in order of priority
not in order of priority
- fix known bugs
- remove old chunk rendering code