Show HN: Banyan, a procedural tree grown from a 32-bit seed in one HTML file

Category: other

Tags: procedural-generation, three.js, webgl, interactive-graphics, single-file

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 8, Utility: 5)

Banyan is a self-contained HTML file that procedurally generates a detailed banyan tree from a 32-bit seed using three.js, with reproducible geometry, GPU-baked shading, and interactive exploration. Its technical depth—from constrained recursive growth to performance optimizations—makes it an impressive showcase of procedural content generation and WebGL craftsmanship.

Target audience: graphics programmers, creative coders, web developers, educators

Repository: https://satyasairay.github.io/banyan/banyan_v5.html · HTML · AGPL-3.0 · 1 stars

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