C++ Solo Project - Fall 2014

During the Fall of 2014 I developed a simulation of tectonic plate interaction based on the theory that plates break apart and slide away from hotspots in the asthenosphere, the layer beneath the tectonic plates.

Features:

• Heat convection in the asthenosphere approximates tectonic plate movement.
• Seas naturally flow and level in a modified recursive flood-fill algorithm, with each tile of water flowing down the steepest slope causing affected tiles to do the same until a margin of flatness is achieved.
• The name of the world is generated by randomly picking English vowels and consonants to produce memorable names such as Rabibic or Yomak.