A simple application that allows you to explore The Mandelbrot Set.
Application...
- renders the Mandelbrot Set in real time.
- uses compute shaders.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
RMB (Right mouse button) |
Moves the crosshair over the set. |
| Mouse wheel | Changes zoom. |
Esc |
Exits / Quits application. |
F11 |
Enters / exits full screen mode. |
Top right corner contains information about: zoom (as exponential of 10), position of the crosshair and current frames per second. Bottom bar lets control a color of the set and number of iterations of recursive formula.
Warning: If your PC started making strange noises after starting the app, there is no problem. That's a sound of fans in your PC cooling electronics performing calculations. If it keeps bothering you, you can decrease number of iterations or make the window smaller.
While creating this application, my main goal was to use the compute shaders. Each frame application dispatches JuliaComputeShader to calculate the Mandelbrot Set.
To use as little resource as possible, application create new RenderTexture each time the window is resized.