A downloadable app for Windows and Linux

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Explore the Mandelbrot set in real time. 

  • Move up, down, left, right
  • Zoom in and out
  • Increase/decrease the zoom rate
  • Change the color scheme
  • Increase/decrease the rendering resolution

I started this project during COVID as I began teaching myself game development.  It is written in C++ and is its own game engine almost entirely from scratch.  It depends only on SDL2 as a wrapper for the operating system API. 

It should work an any modern computer.  Note, that it will not always render at 60 fps.  Increasing the zoom and the resolution significantly affects the processing load.

Notes:

  • Windows console is kept active for error reporting
  • Linux version developed and tested on Ubuntu 22.04
  • Windows and Ubuntu versions available for machines with a Nvidia GPU
  • Nvidia Jetson Nano version
  • Raspberry Pi version developed and tested on model 3B+
    • Smaller window size on Raspberry Pi to help with performance
  • Web version available at https://almostalwaysadam.com/arcade/Mandelbrot

KEYBOARD:

W, A, S, DPan up, left, down, right
8, 4, 2, 6 (numpad)Pan up, left, down, right
'+' (numpad)Zoom in
'-' (numpad)Zoom out
'*' (numpad)Increase zoom speed
'/' (numpad)Decrease zoom speed
Arrow upIncrease resolution
Arrow DownDecrease resolution
Arrow left and rightChange colors
EscClose program

CONTROLLER

Right thumbstickPan up, left, down, right
Left thumbstickZoom in and out
Right triggerIncrease zoom speed
Left triggerDecrease zoom speed
D-pad upIncrease resolution
D-pad downDecrease resolution
D-pad left and rightChange colors
B butttonClose program
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorAlmost Always Adam
TagsExperimental, Exploration, Non violent, Pixel Art, Short

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

NvidiaWindows.zip 721 kB
Windows.zip 503 kB
NvidiaUbuntu.zip 176 bytes
Ubuntu.zip 164 bytes
Nano.zip 160 bytes
RPi.zip 15 kB

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