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bobvanluijt/chaos-game — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2018-01-27

HTMLAudience · generalComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

tl;dr

An interactive browser demo of the Chaos Game, where repeatedly jumping halfway toward a random triangle corner reveals the Sierpinski triangle fractal in real time.

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    What it does
      Random point jumps
      Draws fractal live
      Runs in browser
    Tech stack
      HTML
      JavaScript
    Use cases
      Explore fractals
      Visual math demo
      Generative art
    Audience
      Math learners
      Curious explorers
      Educators

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Watch the Sierpinski triangle fractal emerge from simple random rules in real time.

VIBE 2

Use as a hands-on teaching demo to show how order can arise from randomness.

VIBE 3

Experiment with generative art by tweaking the polygon and jump rules.

what's the stack?

HTMLJavaScript

how it stacks up fr

bobvanluijt/chaos-game100/rutgers-pbl-dining-2015a15n/a15n_old
LanguageHTMLHTMLHTML
Last pushed2018-01-272015-12-012016-06-18
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/51/51/5
Audiencegeneralgeneralgeneral

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Runs directly in the browser via the live demo link, no install needed.

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prompt 1
Explain how the Chaos Game's random-jump rule produces the Sierpinski triangle.
prompt 2
Help me modify this Chaos Game demo to use a square instead of a triangle.
prompt 3
Show me how to add color variation to the points drawn in this Chaos Game demo.
prompt 4
Walk me through the JavaScript code that animates the fractal in this project.

Frequently asked questions

what is chaos-game fr?

An interactive browser demo of the Chaos Game, where repeatedly jumping halfway toward a random triangle corner reveals the Sierpinski triangle fractal in real time.

What language is chaos-game written in?

Mainly HTML. The stack also includes HTML, JavaScript.

Is chaos-game actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2018-01-27).

How hard is chaos-game to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is chaos-game for?

Mainly general.

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