Inkbrot: Dynamic Mandelbrot Set Explorer

Usage: Left click to zoom in, right click to zoom out.

What you see: a dynamic rendering of the Mandelbrot set as it's being computed.
We start with a black screen. Each frame, one more iteration of f(x)=x²+c is computed for each complex c on screen, and pixels corresponding to values that caused f to run far away on this iteration are shaded (more iterations = darker shade).
The result looks like an ink blot drying out - hence the name.

Idea behind this: the Mandelbrot set came from the field of mathematics called Dynamics, and is not represented well by a static image. This project gives one a feel of the dynamics behind the scenes.

Keywords: dynamic interactive online Mandelbrot set explorer

Source code: mandelbrot_js

Built with Processing and Processing.js