Interdimensional Procreation (Fractal Adventure 3 Remastered)
Channel: A-Merk
Date: 2020-09-09

Hey, all! I decided to use some new functionality I've gained recently to remaster my old adventures. Some of it will look similar, but a lot of it will be much more crisp and clean for your enjoyment. I've learned a lot since I made this but I still love parts of it, so please, dive in!
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Welcome, all, to my third Fractal Adventure. This one took an interesting turn relatively early on, specifically when I made the song, and I wasn't sure how I was going to pull it off. Thanks to the advice of a friend and my own time and effort, I think I did. Please enjoy my take on Life and how it constantly creates itself, over and over, fractalling into infinity.

I'm very excited for this one because it also shows what I have learned in Blender! I've got two kinds of 3D art for you this time, and I hope you find it as cool and fun as I do :)


Credits:

All the visuals were made by me, created inside Blender and Mandelbulb3D and then implemented with Adobe After Effects.

All of the music was created by me in Ableton Live.

Thank you to Julius Horsthuis for sharing a lightmap that I used in the city scene. You are the king of this type of stuff, in my opinion, and if you see this, I hope you like it.

I owe a very, very special thanks to Daniel White and Paul Nylander for inventing the 3D fractal, and to Benoît Mandelbrot, "The Father of Fractal Geometry". Furthermore, I am absolutely in love with Mandelbulb3D and I have experienced nearly boundless joy by adventuring in the worlds I can so easily create within it and I owe all of that to the user known as "Jesse" who, alongside many other users on FractalForums.com, built on the discoveries of others to create a system for exploring and enjoying the 3D math that absolutely boggles the mind. I don't even know the entire list of everyone who contributed, but to anyone and everyone who made Mandelbulb3D what it is today, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. You have added meaning and joy to my life in a big way. I appreciate you.

Shouts out to Mandelbulb Maniacs on Facebook who have been inspiring and teaching me and anyone else who wants to learn for the past little while. I'm always sure that my next Fractal Adventure will be better at least partially thanks to all of you.

Last but not least, I need to thank my family and my loving girlfriend for supporting me and trying their best to understand me even when all I can think about is these new, alien worlds and I fall behind on my responsibilities in the so called "real world". I wouldn't be anywhere without the support of my parents, and more recently, my siblings and girlfriend. 

And, of course, thank you to YOU, the audience. For every moment watched, every link "liked" and "shared" on social media, every friend given a heads up about my work, every dollar given and every second spent listening, I love you. Thank you. I'm doing my best to remind you that life is both beautiful and incredibly meaningful, despite the ills of the world. I hope you feel like I am succeeding. Let me know in the comments! I'm always happy to read about how a piece affected you, what activities you paired it with, what you would want to see in future adventures...

Beauty awaits all those who seek it. Please, become a seeker of truth and beauty with me. More adventures are on the way!