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Are systems like double pendulum used for generating terrain?

Looking at the output of the angle of this double pendulum made me think this was a good candidate for generating realistic looking terrain profiles. I can't be the first to notice this so I was ...
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Creating a Smooth 3D Mesh from a 2D Outline

I am trying to find (or maybe create) an algorithm for creating a smooth, rounded 3D mesh given a 2D outline. I'm trying to recreate a system from a Gamecube game called Amazing Island, and you can ...
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Help with efficient quadtree vertices indexing to avoid redundancy

I am creating a quad tree from ground zero, because I am going to collapse it from bottom up I am refining it with a certain LoD level. I am using glm for mathematics and opengl for rendering. ...
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How to modify Perlin (not simplex) noise to create continental like terrain generation

I have been playing around for a day with Perlin noise, and I am currently stuck. Most of the modifications I have made to the algorithm produce more or less the following: Now, this is a very good ...
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Help understanding Perlin Noise

I am following this tutorial: Understanding Perlin Noise | Blog To understand Perlin Noise. In particular, right now I am focusing on the following code section: ...
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