fern_opengl

fern_opengl, a C code which uses the OpenGL graphics library to display the Barnsley fractal fern.

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

fern_opengl is available in a C version and a C++ version and a MATLAB version.

Related Data and Programs:

life_opengl, a C code which simulates a version of John Conway's "Game of Life", displaying the results using OpenGL.

lissajous, a C code which displays a Lissajous figure, of the form x = sin ( a1 t + b1 ), y = sin ( a2 t + b2 ).

opengl_test, a C code which uses opengl() for graphics;

Reference:

1. Edward Angel,
   Interactive Computer Graphics, a Top-Down Approach with OpenGL,
   Addison-Wesley, 2000,
   ISBN: 0-201-38597-X,
   LC: T385.A514.
2. Michael Barnsley,
   Fractals Everywhere,
   Academic Press, 1988,
   ISBN: 0120790696,
   LC: QA614.86.B37.
3. Cleve Moler,
   Experiments with MATLAB,
   ebook: https://www.mathworks.com/moler/exm/index.html

Source Code:

• fern_opengl.c, the source code;
• fern_opengl.sh, the source code;
• fern_opengl.png, a PNG file of the image;