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This is a very incomplete annotated list of some notable generative landscapes and/or related resources.
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Thanks to everyone on Twitter who responded to our call for recommendations. Apologies for any omissions.
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Kindly note: we're done collecting, but will gladly take corrections.
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Contact: @golan & @tegabrain Collected 2016
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Benoit Mandelbrot et al. Various 1978Fractal mathematics pioneerhttp://www.wired.com/2013/01/mandelbrot-images/
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Loren CarpenterVol Libre1979First fractal film. Co-founder of Pixar.https://vimeo.com/5810737
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ILMStar Trek II "Genesis Sequence" 1982First all-CGI sequence in a feature film. http://www.cnet.com/pictures/35-years-of-impossible-ilm-visual-effects-photos/3/
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Vera MolnarVariations St. Victoire1989Generative plotter printshttps://www.flickr.com/photos/_dam/13892290225
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Karl SimsPanspermia1990Tour-de-force survey of techniqueshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4asE2JdSOY
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Jon McCormackMorphogenesis Series2001Early generative environmentshttp://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jonmc/projects/Morphogenesis/index.html
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Jared TarbellSubstrate2003Classic Processing applet/algorithmhttp://www.complexification.net/gallery/machines/substrate/
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StanzaComplexity: Endless Subdivision in Landscapes Of Labour Love and Learning.2006Reflection-play with satellite photography https://vimeopro.com/stanza1/stanza-net-art/video/106683603
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Robert HodginAudio-generated landscape2008See lots more work by Robert, too :)https://vimeo.com/2094557
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Michael GondryTrain2008Sculpture installation at Deitch galleryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvJWANtNoW8
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Field .ioInterim Camp2009Surreal noise landscape videohttp://www.field.io/project/interim-camp/
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Driessens & Verstappen Sand Box 2009Physical; q.v. works by Ned Kahnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2b1LKcMPzM
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Rgba & TBCElevated2009Demoscene 4Kb-category winnerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB0vBmiTr6o
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Joe McKaySunset Solitaire2010Unique project; software performancehttp://www.joemckaystudio.com/sunset.phphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DchBgy8yCd0
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Jonthan ZawadaOver Time2011Information visualizationhttp://www.zawada.com.au/2013/01/02/over-time/
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Tom BeddardSubsurface Detail2011Sumptuous fractal grapefruithttp://sub.blue/surface-detail
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Tom Betts (nullpointer) British Countryside Generator2012For Big Robot gameshttps://www.flickr.com/photos/tomnullpointer/14132587499/in/album-72157644542312590/
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Inigo QuilezElevated2013WebGL shaderhttps://www.shadertoy.com/view/MdX3Rr
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KyttenJanaeLonely Planets2013Exceptional student work; stylizedhttp://www.kyttenjanae.com/pages/LonelyPlanets.html
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Joanie LemercierLandforms2014Stippled noise landscape printshttp://joanielemercier.com/landforms/
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Simon Geilfusmuon glNext2014Unique stylized widescreen landscapehttps://vimeo.com/108393262
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Memo Akten & Daniel BerioBozork Quest 2014Bizarre shader investigationhttps://vimeo.com/113106061
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Davide QuayolaPleasant Places2015Derived from video (optical flow, etc.)http://www.quayola.com/pleasant-places/
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Otavio GoodSkyline2015WebGL shaderhttps://www.shadertoy.com/view/XtsSWs
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Vi Hart et al.Float2015Puzzle game for VRhttps://vimeo.com/147908916
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Everest PipkinMirror Lake2015Poetic/mysterious browser arthttps://everestpipkin.itch.io/mirrorlake
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Planetside SoftwareTerragen 2008-High-end commercial software http://www.planetside.co.uk/
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E-On SoftwareVue2008-High-end commercial software http://www.e-onsoftware.com/
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Anders HoffIsopleth2015?In-browser fractal mountainhttps://inconvergent.net/app/isopleth/
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