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| ====== Steve first essay about destressing images ====== | ====== Essay about destressing images ====== |
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| Stress is a big part of everyone's lives. Most people face stress. According to The American Institute of Stress, 33 percent of people feel extreme stress, 77percent of people experience stress that affects their physical health and, 73 percent of people have stress that impacts their mental health (3). This result shows us that stress affects most people and it is an issue that needs fixing. To make the satisfying images as good as possible, I believe these are the things that need to be researched. Colors, patterns, and, satisfying and addicting internet trends. | Stress is a big part of everyone's lives. Most people face stress. According to The American Institute of Stress, 33 percent of people feel extreme stress, 77percent of people experience stress that affects their physical health and, 73 percent of people have stress that impacts their mental health (3). This result shows us that stress affects most people and it is an issue that needs fixing. To make the satisfying images as good as possible, I believe these are the things that need to be researched. Colors, patterns, and, satisfying and addicting internet trends. |
| 1. [[https://www.health.com/condition/stress/relaxing-images-to-destress|https://www.health.com/condition/stress/relaxing-images-to-destress]] 2. [[https://www.lemonade.com/blog/oddly-satisfying-videos-instagram-reddit/|https://www.lemonade.com/blog/oddly-satisfying-videos-instagram-reddit/]] 3. [[https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/stress/stress-statistics/#:~:text=According%20to%20The%20American%20Institute,that%20impacts%20their%20mental%20health|https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/stress/stress-statistics/#:~:text=According%20to%20The%20American%20Institute,that%20impacts%20their%20mental%20health]] | 1. [[https://www.health.com/condition/stress/relaxing-images-to-destress|https://www.health.com/condition/stress/relaxing-images-to-destress]] 2. [[https://www.lemonade.com/blog/oddly-satisfying-videos-instagram-reddit/|https://www.lemonade.com/blog/oddly-satisfying-videos-instagram-reddit/]] 3. [[https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/stress/stress-statistics/#:~:text=According%20to%20The%20American%20Institute,that%20impacts%20their%20mental%20health|https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/stress/stress-statistics/#:~:text=According%20to%20The%20American%20Institute,that%20impacts%20their%20mental%20health]] |
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| ====== Steve second essay about destressing images and presentation ====== | ====== Second essay about destressing images and presentation ====== |
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| The World Health Organization has named stress the Health Epidemic of the 21st century because many people find themselves living in cities where there are very few natural fractals (Smith, 2020). To combat this health epidemic, we have to understand one of the greatest counters of stress, the fractal patterns, how it calms the mind, and how it can be made. | The World Health Organization has named stress the Health Epidemic of the 21st century because many people find themselves living in cities where there are very few natural fractals (Smith, 2020). To combat this health epidemic, we have to understand one of the greatest counters of stress, the fractal patterns, how it calms the mind, and how it can be made. |
| To put it simply, a fractal is a pattern in a pattern in another pattern (What is fractal?, 2016). The patterns repeat infinitely but keep getting smaller. Some examples include clouds, mountains, coastlines, cauliflowers and ferns (Challoner, 2010). Some examples of fractal patterns: | To put it simply, a fractal is a pattern in a pattern in another pattern (What is fractal?, 2016). The patterns repeat infinitely but keep getting smaller. Some examples include clouds, mountains, coastlines, cauliflowers and ferns (Challoner, 2010). Some examples of fractal patterns: |
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| {{:students:plant-fractal-pettern-from-internet.jpg?400|}} | {{:plant-fractal-pettern-from-internet.jpg?400|}} |
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| //Plant fractal.// (Locke, 2016) | //Plant fractal.// (Locke, 2016) |
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| {{:students:munchingsquares-fractal-pattern-from-internet.jpg?400|}} | {{:munchingsquares-fractal-pattern-from-internet.jpg?400|}} |
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| //Square fractal.// (Vort, 2016) | //Square fractal.// (Vort, 2016) |
| Before understanding how fractal patterns help with relaxation, it is essential to understand the term, fractal dimension. The fractal dimension is the index gauge of how complex or detailed a fractal pattern is (Wikipedia, 2022). For example, a smooth line has D(fractal dimension) of 1, whereas an area fills in a two-dimension region has D=2 (Salingaros, 2017). | Before understanding how fractal patterns help with relaxation, it is essential to understand the term, fractal dimension. The fractal dimension is the index gauge of how complex or detailed a fractal pattern is (Wikipedia, 2022). For example, a smooth line has D(fractal dimension) of 1, whereas an area fills in a two-dimension region has D=2 (Salingaros, 2017). |
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| {{:students:fractal-dimensions-explanation-from-internet.png?400|}} | {{:fractal-dimensions-explanation-from-internet.png?400|}} |
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| //Fractal dimensions explanation.// (Brotter121, 2019) | //Fractal dimensions explanation.// (Brotter121, 2019) |
| Another system called the Mandelbrot set is also generated by iteration. Meaning to repeat a process over and over again. In mathematics, this process can be called the application of a mathematical function. It is essentially the quadratic polynomials function and has the form of f(x) =x^2+c. When using this function c should be a constant number. To use this function to generate fractals, we have to be constantly changing x. For example, if c is set to one, the output would be something like this: x=1^2+1=1, x=2^2+1=2, x=5^2+1=26. Only a few examples have been listed but x could increase indefinitely. This equation can create all kinds of patterns. For example, -0.65 and 0.2 create relatively fixed points. Another group of examples is, -1.6 and -1.85 give you mostly crazy outputs (Devaney, 2006). | Another system called the Mandelbrot set is also generated by iteration. Meaning to repeat a process over and over again. In mathematics, this process can be called the application of a mathematical function. It is essentially the quadratic polynomials function and has the form of f(x) =x^2+c. When using this function c should be a constant number. To use this function to generate fractals, we have to be constantly changing x. For example, if c is set to one, the output would be something like this: x=1^2+1=1, x=2^2+1=2, x=5^2+1=26. Only a few examples have been listed but x could increase indefinitely. This equation can create all kinds of patterns. For example, -0.65 and 0.2 create relatively fixed points. Another group of examples is, -1.6 and -1.85 give you mostly crazy outputs (Devaney, 2006). |
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| {{:students:l-system-fractal-example-from-internet.png?400|}} | {{:l-system-fractal-example-from-internet.png?400|}} |
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| //L-system example.// (Nevit, 2013) | //L-system example.// (Nevit, 2013) |
| In conclusion, fractal patterns are great for relaxation and the l-system and the Mandelbrot are great ways to generate them. I believe that if the code for generating fractals can be tweaked so that the fractal dimension is between 1.3 and 1.5, and the fractals are using the correct colors, these "randomly" generated fractals will be able to help people relax. Also, they might be more satisfying than normal fractals because with code it can be truly infinite and different every single time. It could also be changed to fit the preferences of each person. After each generated fractal, it could be asked if the user thought this fractal was relaxing for them because each person is slightly different. If this tool is made well, it could help combat stress, the health epidemic of the 21st century. | In conclusion, fractal patterns are great for relaxation and the l-system and the Mandelbrot are great ways to generate them. I believe that if the code for generating fractals can be tweaked so that the fractal dimension is between 1.3 and 1.5, and the fractals are using the correct colors, these "randomly" generated fractals will be able to help people relax. Also, they might be more satisfying than normal fractals because with code it can be truly infinite and different every single time. It could also be changed to fit the preferences of each person. After each generated fractal, it could be asked if the user thought this fractal was relaxing for them because each person is slightly different. If this tool is made well, it could help combat stress, the health epidemic of the 21st century. |
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| {{:students:mandelbrot-set-fractal-example-from-internet.jpg?400|}} | {{:mandelbrot-set-fractal-example-from-internet.jpg?400|}} |
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| //Mandelbrot set example.// (Beyer, n.d) | //Mandelbrot set example.// (Beyer, n.d) |