“unNatural Phenomena” by Hart

Conference:

• SIGGRAPH 1991
More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 1991:  

SIGGRAPH Video Review:

Issue 71: SIGGRAPH '91 Electronic Theatre

Track:

10

Title:

unNatural Phenomena

Length:

1:47

Director(s):

• John C. Hart

Company / Institution / Agency:

• Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL)
• French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)

Description:

The parameter space of 3D linear fractals is explored via continu­ous interpolation from a forest of elms, spruces, and twindragon grass, to massless fractal exten­sions of Pluto’s solids, such as Menger’s Sponge and Von Kosh’s Snowflake-a-hedron.

Hardware:

HARDWARE: AT&T Pixel Machine 964dX
Sun 4 and Truevision Vista board

Software:

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Proprietary modeling and render­ing “C” code
DEV tools

Additional Contributors:

Background images:
Gordon W. Leschsky

Animation / Video Overview:

SIGGRAPH 1991 Animation / Video

Type:

Animation / Video