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The Graphics Factory : Mountain Scape Generator Module
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by
Kamyan Software
1228 Narragansett Drive
Carol Stream, IL 60188
Internet: 73447.1114@compuserve.com
WWW: http://members.aol.com/kamyansoft/home.htm
Compuserve: 73447,1114
AOL: KENCARLINO
BBS: 708-372-0174
Voice: 708-372-6134
Included in this archive are three files as follows:
mscape01.gfm : A module for The Graphics Factory
mscape01.txt : This file explaining this module
mscape01.bmp : A sample true color BMP generated using this module
WHAT IS THE GRAPHICS FACTORY?
The Graphics Factory is a fascinating and useful way to create and
explore patterns and graphics that can be used for hundreds of
applications. Explore the infinite world or fractals or experiment with
artifical life with cellular automatons. Create marble backgrounds or
cloud textures. Generate repeatable patterns that can be tiled. Employ
modules which randomly build entire landscape pictures. Interactively
control the flow of drawing or let your module run overnight to produce
hundreds of patterns automatically. Create textures, backgrounds, designs,
repeatable tiles, patterns, artwork, landscapes, clouds, woods, marbles,
and more. This Windows program uses advanced algorithms and procedures
such as noise, turbulence, magnetics, and life to work its graphic magic.
Drawing types include, lines, boxes, pixels storm, sphere, fractals and over
30 more. Effects include, wave, smear, transparency, jitter, filters, sphere
projection and over 40 more.
The Graphics Factory can be used at two distinct levels. At one level
you as the user can load existing modules and use these modules to
create the images. But the second level is where the real power is. At
the second level you modify or create your own modules, controlling
each factory in the module by setting the numerous parameters
available for each.
You can consider The Graphics Factory as a procedural drawing
program. So rather than drawing each stroke of a picture, advanced
algorithms are employed to do the work for you. But don't be alarmed,
no programming is needed. All options, settings and parameters are
set with dialog boxes.
WHERE CAN I CAN THE GRAPHICS FACTORY?
The Graphics Factory is a shareware product for Windows and is available on
Compuserve, America On-Line, the internet at the Kamyan Software site (address
at top), in shareware catalogs, shareware CD-ROMS and on most BBS's.
WHAT IS A MODULE?
A Graphics Factory module is a file that holds all of the parameters and
instructions that someone has set which generates specific images, graphics
or patterns.
ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN SCAPE MODULE
This is a module for The Graphics Factory which will generate partially random
mountain landscape scenes. The clouds should appear different each time as
well as the location of the mountain peaks. The coloring used in this module
does not change but can be changed easily.
When you load this module into The Graphics Factory you will see a number of
individual factories. All of these factories have a limited life and are
run in a sequence. The sky layer is first, then clouds and some haze. Next
eight mountain peaks are drawn on screen in 4 levels. In between each level
haze is added to give the appearance of distance. And last a white mist is
added at the bottom of the mountains.