Diamond square algorithm

Question

I\'m trying to write the Diamond-Square algorithm in Java to generate a random map but can\'t figure out the implementation...

Anyone with some Java code (or other l

Answer 1

Check out this demo done with Processing:

http://www.intelegance.net/code/diamondsquare.shtml

Also, here's another page with a rough algo written out:

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-08-1998/jw-08-step.html?page=2

Finally, a slightly more formal paper:

http://www.student.math.uwaterloo.ca/~pmat370/PROJECTS/2006/Keith_Stanger_Fractal_Landscapes.pdf

Enjoy!