FractalExplorer

The Fractal Explorer is a Java-based GUI application designed to visualize and explore various fractals.

Outcomes

• Use Git as the version control system.
• Understand and learn how to design a graphical user interface (GUI).
• Learn Java generics and how to use the Java Collections API.
• Develop multithreaded applications with synchronization.
• Understand and implement network-based systems.
• Develop sophisticated applications.

Project Overview

Students created a Fractal Explorer application in Java. The project involved:

• Building a GUI-based application to display fractals.
• Implementing three fractals:
  • Sierpinski Triangle
  • Koch Snowflake
  • Mandelbrot Set
• Adding interactive features such as:
  • User input for recursion depth and colors
  • Saving fractals as images
• Integrating prebuilt networking code to send fractal configurations

Requirements

• Java JDK and SDK (version 8 or higher)

How to Run

1. Extract the project and navigate to the FractalExplorer folder.

2. Ensure Java JDK and SDK are installed by running java -version and javac -version in the terminal.

3. Compile the project with:

   javac FractalExplorer.java

4. Run the project with:

   java FractalExplorer

Eclipse Project RUN

Import Project Into Ecllipse
Navigate to FractalExplorer
Right click
goto Build Path
Remove any existing Build Path(If any)
Select Use as Source Folder

Deliverables

• A functional Fractal Explorer application.
• Implementation of the Sierpinski Triangle, Koch Snowflake, and Mandelbrot Set.
• GUI with:
  • Depth and color controls
  • Save as image functionality
• Multithreaded rendering for responsiveness.
• Integration of networking for fractal sharing.

Authors

• Unegbu Obichukwu David - Bahçeşehir University (Student Number: 32320897)
• Mohamed Gamal Kasem - Bahçeşehir University (Student Number: 32220238)