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Geometric Mandalas and Planetary Models

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Geometric Mandalas and Planetary Models

Student: Simon Herzog  ·  Year: 2014  ·  Course: Introduction to Programming

Using Processing, I created animations inspired by nature and recursive systems. These GIFs are brief excerpts of a few seconds - follow the links to watch them unfold over minutes!


The Polygon Mandala and Ellipses Mandala are part of a series of abstract geometric animations with radial symmetry. They change continuously over minutes without looping. The yellow and white Generative Body is an exploration of the interplay of several geometric shapes in 3D space. The final dynamic 3D body is a work in progress.


The Planetary Model is an animated 3D solar system with a sun, planets, moons, and an asteroid belt. The sizes, orbital planes, and orbital distances of these celestial bodies are randomly generated, and the program can theoretically generate any number of bodies, each with their own unique properties generated in relation to each other.

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