[x3d-public] Wang tile - Wikipedia

[Don Brutzman]

Wang tile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_tile

> Wang tiles (or Wang dominoes), first proposed by mathematician, logician, and philosopher Hao Wang in 1961, are a class of formal systems. They are modelled visually by square tiles with a color on each side. A set of such tiles is selected (for example the set in the picture). Then copies of the tiles are arranged side by side with matching colors, but without rotating or reflecting the tiles.

This is an interesting technique that can be applied to synthetic texture generation.  It was mentioned during this week's ISO SC24 meeting in Arlington VA by a French company http://www.octal-se.fr applying it as part of procedural terrain generation for synthetic environments.

all the best, Don
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