A sandbox where each pixel of sand falls down onto a platform and forms a pyramid. The rest of the sand slides off and falls into an infinite void.
Each pixel is stored in a map of chunks to allow for infinite size. By storing in chunks, this allows for multithreading for optimization. However, the multithreading hasn't been implemented. These chunks are created whenever a pixel of sand falls outside of its current chunk.
The program uses SDL for drawing and window creation.
All solutions to the pixel sandbox I found online would always allow pixels to disappear for easier implementation but I used a step by step process to allow every pixel to move each frame without being deleted. The conservation of pixels.
Use WASD to pan view
Use mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out
Space pauses the simulation
This program requires SDL2 and CMake. Make sure SDL2Config.cmake can be found by CMake.
Create a build directory and run cmake from it
cmake <project-source-directory>
cmake --build .
Creates an executable called PixelSandbox. Put the required SDL2 dll file with this executable in order to run it.