Dr. P produced the Algorithmic Beauty of Plants while at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan from '82 through '91. It was published in 1990. I started as

Dr. P produced the Algorithmic Beauty of Plants while at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan from '82 through '91. It was published in 1990. I started as an undergrad at the U of R in '88 and eventually completed a MSc in Computer Science there. While I was never directly a student of Dr. P, he left behind a nice lab with a few Silicon Graphics Personal IRIS machines. I'm 51 now and have had, what I feel, is a pretty successful career. I've worked on animated films, visual effects for films and video games in Los Angeles, New Zealand and in Bellevue, WA. The allure of those SGI machines in the late '80s is what got me interested in computer graphics. I was never interested specifically in L-Systems, but I have to thank Dr. P as his work led me to where I am. I also must thank my advisor Dr. Xue Dong Yang. It was a great place to be. A fellow student from that era at the U of R just did an AMA on Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/kfpjhg/i_am_dave_plummer_author_of_windows_task_manager/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/kfpjhg/i_am_dave_plum...