Fractal Explorer

Coded in Java | February 22, 2012

Fractals are very cool-looking, but involve using the complex plane. This can be done quickly in Java. As part of a class in Java, I created the "Fractal Explorer", a graphical user interface that can display different kinds of fratals, which can then be saved as images. New fractal designs can be added by extending the code base.

Fractals!

The Fractal Explorer is able to generate fractals in different colors and save them to disk. The image below is actually generated and saved by the program.

You can also zoom in by clicking on the image.

However, there is a limit to how far you can zoom in... after a while the image just isn't as fine anymore.

The Fractal Explorer is currently able to display three kinds of fractals: the Mandelbrot, Burning Ship, and Tricorn. New types can easily be added by extending the code.