This Flash-based fractal generator was my attempt to implement the typical fractal generator purely in Flash. Probably the biggest challenge that accompanies implementing a fractal generator in Flash is the fact that it takes so long to actual calculate the image. Flash isn't exactly the optimal environment to create fractals - why not just create it in Java (or even better, C++) and be done with it?

This is a simple perlin noise editor in flash, for demonstrating how different parameters affect the final texture. The flash perlin noise function is nice, but I prefer using my own homegrown noise generator, since you can't modify the internal equation used by flash.

A simple experiment with a fractured picture in flash.

A flash-based visual growth simulation using recursion to generate intersecting patterns.

Another recursive growth system, this time using right angles and a longer growth distance on each iterations.

Recursive growth using tweened circles. The progression begins to resemble scorched paper or a black growth if it runs for a little time.

A mouse-following twinkle effect in flash. I saw a demo of this before somewhere on the internet, and figured I'd give it a try. I'm using a small general-purpose physics engine for flash I developed while working on another project (a flash game for a class).

Another growth experiment, using right angles on each recursive unit. I think this one is the most elegant of the four so far.

One more growth experiment. Built off of Growth 4, this version slightly resembles a quickly multiplying fence or cube system.

A simple pattern generating experiment involving bit checking.

An experiment in waveform combination. This particular display is using two sine waves with frequency 4 and 6.5 hertz.

A snowflake generator based on a random walk in polar coordinates (r, theta).

Biological growth system resembling a tree or even certain types of coral. I've always wanted to do something like this since my tree generator.

A recursive growth system using semi-transparent circles, creating a blueprint-like schematic.

A simple exploration of interference patterns created by combining oval shapes.

Expansion on petals 1, including the introduction of a swirling effect.

More than a whole two months since the last post -- it's been a while. Here is a little item I dug up from some of the projects I had been working on while still in school. Essentially it randomly generates random points according to the sine and cosine functions, and connects lines between two points on each iteration.

An experiment with morphing effects using an apple.

This is a huge problem -- issues like this make AS3 seem more script-like and less enterprise-level.