Coding Challenge #127: Brownian Tree Snowflake

In this holiday coding challenge, I create a "Brownian Tree Snowflake" in Processing (Java). This video was recorded as part of a fundraiser for the Processing Foundation. Code: https://thecodingtrain.com/challenges/127-brownian-tree-snowflake 🕹️ p5.js Web Editor Sketch: https://editor.p5js.org/codingtrain/sketches/SJcAeCpgE 🎥 Previous video: https://youtu.be/-OL_sw2MiYw?list=PLRqwX-V7Uu6ZiZxtDDRCi6uhfTH4FilpH 🎥 Next video: https://youtu.be/pdaNttb7Mr8?list=PLRqwX-V7Uu6ZiZxtDDRCi6uhfTH4FilpH 🎥 All videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRqwX-V7Uu6ZiZxtDDRCi6uhfTH4FilpH References: 💰 Support the Processing Foundation: https://processingfoundation.org/support/ 💾 Code Golf - Draw a Snowflake: https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/42506/draw-a-snowflake ❄️ Snowflake: https://www.flickr.com/photos/golanlevin/sets/72157594387404319 Live Stream Archive: 🔴 Coding Train Live Holiday Telethon 2018: https://youtu.be/WACLmPBxMaw?t=2392s Related Coding Challenges: 🚂 #34 Diffusion-Limited Aggregation: https://youtu.be/Cl_Gjj80gPE 🚂 #52 Random Walker: https://youtu.be/l__fEY1xanY 🚂 #128 SketchRNN Snowflakes with ml5.js: https://youtu.be/pdaNttb7Mr8 🚂 #129 Koch Fractal Snowflake: https://youtu.be/X8bXDKqMsXE 🚂 #155 Kaleidoscope Snowflake #SupportP5: https://youtu.be/R3C2giDfmO8 Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:51 Brownian tree 1:46 Diffusion Limited Aggregation 2:18 Snowflakes have a hexagonal pattern 3:52 Create a Particle class 4:52 Add a random walk to the particle 6:19 Translate to the center 7:02 Make an array of snowflakes 8:00 Write a finished function 9:05 Write an intersects function 11:04 Add kaleidoscope 13:18 Edit code to add a vector 14:00 Constrain particle to a slice of the hexagon 15:52 Speed up the animation 16:43 Improve branching 17:33 Randomize the starting position 18:10 Conclusion and creative possibilities 19:05 Please consider supporting the Processing Foundation! Editing by Mathieu Blanchette Animations by Jason Heglund Music from Epidemic Sound 🚂 Website: http://thecodingtrain.com/ 👾 Share Your Creation! https://thecodingtrain.com/guides/passenger-showcase-guide 🚩 Suggest Topics: https://github.com/CodingTrain/Suggestion-Box 💡 GitHub: https://github.com/CodingTrain 💬 Discord: https://thecodingtrain.com/discord 💖 Membership: http://youtube.com/thecodingtrain/join 🛒 Store: https://standard.tv/codingtrain 🖋️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecodingtrain 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.coding.train/ 🎥 Coding Challenges: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRqwX-V7Uu6ZiZxtDDRCi6uhfTH4FilpH 🎥 Intro to Programming: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRqwX-V7Uu6Zy51Q-x9tMWIv9cueOFTFA 🔗 p5.js: https://p5js.org 🔗 p5.js Web Editor: https://editor.p5js.org/ 🔗 Processing: https://processing.org 📄 Code of Conduct: https://github.com/CodingTrain/Code-of-Conduct This description was auto-generated. If you see a problem, please open an issue: https://github.com/CodingTrain/thecodingtrain.com/issues/new #browniantreesnowflake #snowflakegenerator #diffusionlimitedaggregation #processing