From bcf9b230be6d74c71567fd0771b31d47d8dd39c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Picciano Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:22:53 -0700 Subject: build the blog with nix --- src/_posts/2020-07-07-viz-3.md | 154 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 154 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/_posts/2020-07-07-viz-3.md (limited to 'src/_posts/2020-07-07-viz-3.md') diff --git a/src/_posts/2020-07-07-viz-3.md b/src/_posts/2020-07-07-viz-3.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f56dbb6 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/_posts/2020-07-07-viz-3.md @@ -0,0 +1,154 @@ +--- +title: >- + Visualization 3 +description: >- + All the pixels. +series: viz +--- + + + +This visualization is built from the ground up. On every frame a random set of +pixels is chosen. Each chosen pixel calculates the average of its color and the +color of a random neighbor. Some random color drift is added in as well. It +replaces its own color with that calculated color. + +Choosing a neighbor is done using the "asteroid rule", ie a pixel at the very +top row is considered to be the neighbor of the pixel on the bottom row of the +same column. + +Without the asteroid rule the pixels would all eventually converge into a single +uniform color, generally a light blue, due to the colors at the edge, the reds, +being quickly averaged away. With the asteroid rule in place the canvas has no +edges, thus no position on the canvas is favored and balance can be maintained. + + -- cgit v1.2.3