Fractal Explorer for Playdate

A real-time interactive fractal renderer. Use the crank to dive into some well known fractal sets, including...

• Mandelbrot
• Julia
• Manowar
• Manowar Julia
• Burning Ship
• Burning Ship Julia
• Newton

This Playdate project can be run on device or on the Windows or Linux simulators

Features

• Fast frame rate (20-30fps), for interactive exploration
• Dithering, for 16 simulated shades of grey
• Analog zoom control with the crank
• Current view position can be transferred to a Julia origin point on supported fractals
• Julia origin point can be moved in real-time

Controls

• D-pad: Pan around fractal
• A/B: Zoom in/out at fixed speed
• Crank: Analog zoom control
• A+B+D-pad: Move Julia origin point
• Menu:
  • Set: Select fractal set
  • Set > Julia: Transfer current view to Julia origin
  • Julia > Set: Transfer current Julia origin back
  • Reset View: Reset zoom and pan position