Steve Trettel · with Henry Segerman, Rémi Coulon, Sabetta Matsumoto

Code: Nil Balloons · 2020

Colored balloons in Nil geometry, distorted by the helical geodesic structure

Raymarching in Nil geometry with colored balloon spheres. Nil is a twisted product of the plane with a line, where the metric depends on position. Geodesics spiral as they travel, causing light to follow helical paths. The distortion is visible in how the balloon shapes appear from different viewpoints. Controls: WASD to rotate, arrow keys to translate.

Steve Trettel · with Henry Segerman, Rémi Coulon, Sabetta Matsumoto
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