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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Magic Ivy is a generative and interactive 3D simulation of a non-existing spherical plant.<\/span> This work was created in one week\u2019s time as a final project <\/span>in Nuno Correia<\/span>\u2019s <\/span>Generative Media Coding course.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The plant is fully generated with code (JavaScript, three.<\/span>js<\/span>), no pre-built 3D models were used.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Generative growth is based on Dijkstra’s shortest path finding algorithm in a graph with <\/span>rotated <\/span>spherical connectivity <\/span>built <\/span>upon<\/span> point clouds generated with simplex <\/span>noise. Smooth organic look is <\/span>achieved<\/span> by using curves (Bezier and <\/span>Catmull\u2013Rom).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This plant simulation has <\/span>two<\/span> possible <\/span>interactions: 1. camera orbit controls to <\/span>explore<\/span> the plant (pan, zoom, rotate). 2. adding flowers by clicking on the <\/span>plant (<\/span>flower<\/span>s are oriented <\/span>normal to the surface<\/span> using ray<\/span> casting technique<\/span>, <\/span>colors<\/span> are <\/span>randomly generated within a<\/span>n allowed<\/span> range).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nMore Information<\/h3>\n