Scrap Mechanic: Fractals and the Mandelbrot Set
In this video, I talk about fractals and the Mandelbrot set, and show off two builds in Scrap Mechanic: a Sierpinski triangle and a Mandelbrot set maker.
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The Sierpinski Triangle on the workshop:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1767682545
The Mandelbrot Maker of the workshop:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1778094997
After video I made a Fractal Tree - uses pistons, bearings, smart engine, and math to make a branching tree you can change.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1783454425
Here’s the Mandelbrot viewer used to get the numbers needed for the Scrap Mechanic machine. This site is slower for me than the one above, but it could just be because it’s in the U.K.:
https://sciencedemos.org.uk/mandelbrot.php
Explore the Mandelbrot – a fast and colorful one:
https://arachnoid.com/mandelbrot_set/
Play with fractals:
https://andrew.wang-hoyer.com/experiments/fractals/
Two excellent videos from Numberphile on the Mandelbrot set:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGMRB4O922I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFftmWSzgmk
Making the Sierpinski triangle in Excel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X68fb7A4N6I
A good site on fractals:
https://mathigon.org/world/Fractals
Mandelbrot on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set
Music – all found in the Youtube library:
3rdEyeBlimp by Otis McDonald (theme)
Fegetaboutit by Dan Lebowitz
In the Quarter by John Deley
Monks by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
Ferris Wheel by Quincas Moreira
Get Back by Silent Partner
Rubber Necking by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
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