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PlaTec
DESCRIPTION
PlaTec is a 2D terrain generator that uses a simplified model of plate tectonics to produce realistic heightmaps in real time.
The simulator starts with a flat fractal map and splits it randomly into plates. Plates are moved around the map. If continents of two plates collide, they fold creating mountain belts. If oceanic crust of one plate collides with another plate, subduction occurs resulting in coastal mountain ranges or island chains.
This project is part of my Bachelor of Engineering thesis in Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland. The thesis is freely downloadable from http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201204023993 . A Youtube video showing the simulator in action is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi4b45tMEPE .
Features
- Plate Tectonics
- Terrain Generation
Audience
Science/Research, Developers
User interface
OpenGL
Programming Language
C++
Categories
This is an application that can also be fetched from https://sourceforge.net/projects/platec/. It has been hosted in OnWorks in order to be run online in an easiest way from one of our free Operative Systems.
