Create Snowflakes with Vivian Wu’s Snowflake Generator

We’re constantly on the lookout for moments of zen these days, and, well, this snowflake generator absolutely fits the bill. From Vivian Wu via Flowing Data:

It takes the user input and distributes hexagons on a pinion accordingly, applies mirroring and sixfold symmetry, generates a height map, and adds lighting and refraction. This is done with a fragment shader; the snowflake lies on a plane and there is no geometry created.

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