I saw this mentioned in another forum for calculator programming, so I thought I’d convert it and share it here. You can change the p1 thru p4 parameters then press Redraw for a different image. You can also change the number of points to draw to give a better image. It takes about 12 seconds for 500,000 points which is the default starting value. Run this in landscape mode. @Simeon Have you added anything yet to Codea for a fix for supportedOrientations(). For more info, do a google search for Barnsley Fern. I didn’t find an example in the forum, so I thought I’d add it. Slide the parameter panel down to show the Redraw button.
function setup()
soc=require("socket")
noSmooth()
parameter.number("p1",.2,2,1)
parameter.number("p2",.2,2,1)
parameter.number("p3",.2,2,1)
parameter.number("p4",.2,2,1)
parameter.integer("pointsX1000",100,2000,500)
parameter.action("Redraw",clrVars)
backingMode(RETAINED)
fill(0,255,0)
clrVars()
end
function clrVars()
output.clear()
clr=true
loop,x,y=0,0,0
looping=false
st=soc.gettime()
end
function draw()
if clr then
background(0)
clr=false
end
if loop<pointsX1000 then
loop=loop+1
for z=1,1000 do
local rand=math.random()
if rand<=0.01 then
NewX=0
NewY=.16*p4*y
elseif rand<=0.08 then
NewX=.2*p1*x+-.26*p2*y
NewY=.23*p3*x+.22*p4*y+1.6
elseif rand<=0.15 then
NewX=-.15*p1*x+.28*p2*y
NewY=.26*p3*x+.24*p4*y+.44
elseif rand<=1 then --1
NewX=.85*p1*x+.04*p2*y
NewY=-.04*p3*x+.84*p4*y+1.6
end
x=NewX
y=NewY
rect(x*100+300,y*75,.5,.5)
end
else
if not looping then
en=soc.gettime()-st
print(string.format("%d points in %5.2f seconds",pointsX1000*1000,en))
looping=true
end
end
end