🎉 We are very pleased to announce that the Impact Factor of Fractal Fract increased to 3.5, up from 3.3 in 2024. • Journal Impact Factor 2025: 3.5 • CiteScore (2025): 6.8 We sincerely thank our authors, reviewers, Editorial Board members, and readers valuable contributions.

The biggest impact of the #MiddleEast crisis on #Maldives is not economic, but diplomatic. As the war exposes growing fractures within the Arab world, Malé will need to navigate an increasingly fragmented landscape of partners, donors, and political alignments. For @orfonline @ProfHarshVPant orfonline.org/expert-speak/n…

When we meet Luuk Herssen again I AM BEGGING FOR A DIALOGUE OR ACTUAL CUTSCENE FOR HIS FRACT FLASHBACK

Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt in Milwaukee to reporters “ Angel Martinez has a non-displaced left foot fracture. Guardians will now be without Martinez and Ramirez until atleast the Pirates series on July 17th. @JasonHannum1975

precision highp float; uniform vec2 resolution; uniform float time; // --- Hash & Noise Functions --- float hash(vec2 p) { p = fract(p * vec2(123.34, 456.21)); p = dot(p, p 45.32); return fract(p.x * p.y); } float noise(vec2 p) { vec2 i = floor(p); vec2 f = fract(p); f = f * f * (3.0 - 2.0 * f); return mix(mix(hash(i), hash(i vec2(1.0, 0.0)), f.x), mix(hash(i vec2(0.0, 1.0)), hash(i vec2(1.0, 1.0)), f.x), f.y); } float fbm(vec2 p) { float v = 0.0; float a = 0.5; mat2 m = mat2(1.6, 1.2, -1.2, 1.6); for(int i = 0; i < 5; i ) { v = a * noise(p); p = m * p; a *= 0.5; } return v; } // --- SDFs --- float sdOctagon(vec2 p, float r) { p = abs(p); float d = max(p.x, p.y) - r; d = max(d, dot(p, vec2(0.70710678)) - r * 1.12); return d; } float sdCone(vec3 p, vec2 dim) { vec2 q = vec2(length(p.xz), p.y); return max(dot(q, vec2(dim.y, -dim.x)), -q.y - dim.x); } // --- Ocean (Gerstner-inspired waves) --- float waveHeight(vec2 p) { float t = time * 1.5; float h = 0.0; h = sin(p.x * 0.15 t) * 3.0; h = sin(p.y * 0.25 - t * 1.3) * 2.0; h = sin((p.x p.y) * 0.3 t * 1.7) * 1.5; h = fbm(p * 0.4 vec2(t * 0.2, -t * 0.3)) * 5.0; return h; } // --- Scene Map --- vec2 map(vec3 p) { float oceanBase = -1.5; float ocean = p.y - (oceanBase waveHeight(p.xz)); float city = 1000.0; float cellSize = 18.0; vec2 id = floor(p.xz / cellSize); vec2 q = mod(p.xz, cellSize) - cellSize * 0.5; float rnd = hash(id); float rnd2 = hash(id 1.0); if (rnd > 0.15) { float w = 2.5 rnd * 1.5; float h = 35.0 rnd2 * 70.0; float baseY = -25.0; // Tapered Main Body float taperY = clamp((p.y - baseY) / max(0.1, h - baseY), 0.0, 1.0); float taper = mix(1.3, 0.5, taperY); float dOct = sdOctagon(q / taper, w) * taper; // Gothic Vertical Ribs float angle = atan(q.x, q.y); float ribs = cos(angle * 8.0) * 0.15; dOct = ribs * smoothstep(h, h - 15.0, p.y) * smoothstep(baseY, baseY 10.0, p.y); float body = max(dOct, max(p.y - h, baseY - p.y)); city = min(city, body); // Central Spire if (p.y > h - 2.0) { float spireH = 20.0 rnd2 * 15.0; float spire = sdCone(vec3(q.x, p.y - h, q.y), vec2(w * 0.8, spireH)); city = min(city, spire); } // Corner Spires (Buttresses) vec2 cornerOffset = vec2(w 1.5); for(int i = 0; i < 4; i ) { vec2 c = cornerOffset; if(i == 1) c.x = -c.x; if(i == 2) c.y = -c.y; if(i == 3) c = -c; vec2 cq = q - c; float c_h = h * 0.75 rnd2 * 10.0; float c_taperY = clamp((p.y - baseY) / max(0.1, c_h - baseY), 0.0, 1.0); float c_taper = mix(1.2, 0.4, c_taperY); float c_dOct = sdOctagon(cq / c_taper, 0.8) * c_taper; float cBody = max(c_dOct, max(p.y - c_h, baseY - p.y)); city = min(city, cBody); // Small spires on corners if (p.y > c_h - 1.0) { float c_spireH = 10.0 rnd2 * 5.0; float c_spire = sdCone(vec3(cq.x, p.y - c_h, cq.y), vec2(0.7, c_spireH)); city = min(city, c_spire); } // Flying Buttresses connecting to main tower if (p.y > baseY && p.y < c_h) { vec2 dir = normalize(-c); vec2 perp = vec2(-dir.y, dir.x); float dist = dot(q - c, dir); float rad = abs(dot(q - c, perp)); float arch = sin(clamp(dist / length(cornerOffset), 0.0, 3.14) * 0.5) * 2.0; float buttress = max(rad - 0.4, max(p.y - (c_h * 0.6 arch), dist - length(cornerOffset))); city = min(city, buttress); } } } if (city < ocean) return vec2(city, 1.0); return vec2(ocean, 0.0); } vec3 calcNormal(vec3 p) { vec2 e = vec2(1.0, -1.0) * 0.02; return normalize( e.xyy * map(p e.xyy).x e.yyx * map(p e.yyx).x e.yxy * map(p e.yxy).x e.xxx * map(p e.xxx).x ); } // --- Lightning System --- float getLightningFlash() { float flashTime = floor(time * 1.5); float flashRnd = hash(vec2(flashTime, 1.0)); if (flashRnd > 0.92) { float flashFrac = fract(time * 1.5); return pow(1.0 - flashFrac, 6.0) step(0.8, flashRnd) * step(flashFrac, 0.2); } return 0.0; } float lightningBolt(vec3 ro, vec3 rd, float seed) { vec3 p = vec3(hash(vec2(seed, 1.0)) * 40.0 - 20.0, 30.0, 50.0); vec3 dir = normalize(vec3(hash(vec2(seed, 2.0)) * 2.0 - 1.0, -1.0, -0.2)); float dist = 1000.0; for(int i = 0; i < 8; i ) { vec3 toP = p - ro; float t = dot(toP, rd); vec3 closest = ro rd * t; dist = min(dist, length(closest - p)); // Move bolt point down p = dir * 5.0; // Jitter direction dir.x = (hash(vec2(seed, float(i))) - 0.5) * 0.8; dir = normalize(dir); } return 0.005 / (dist * dist 0.01); } // --- ACES Tonemapping --- vec3 ACESFilm(vec3 x) { float a = 2.51; float b = 0.03; float c = 2.43; float d = 0.59; float e = 0.14; return clamp((x * (a * x b)) / (x * (c * x d) e), 0.0, 1.0); } void main() { vec2 uv = (gl_FragCoord.xy - resolution.xy * 0.5) / resolution.y; // Cinematic High Altitude Camera (Sweeping over the city) // Starts at Z=40.0 so we are immediately over the city, not empty ocean vec3 ro = vec3(sin(time * 0.08) * 25.0, 55.0 sin(time * 0.2) * 8.0, time * 5.0 40.0); vec3 ta = vec3(sin(time * 0.08 0.5) * 12.0, 10.0 sin(time * 0.4) * 3.0, ro.z 50.0); vec3 ww = normalize(ta - ro); vec3 uu = normalize(cross(ww, vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0))); vec3 vv = normalize(cross(uu, ww)); // Chromatic Aberration float ca = 0.003; vec3 rd = normalize(uv.x * uu uv.y * vv 1.4 * ww); vec3 rdR = normalize((uv.x - ca) * uu uv.y * vv 1.4 * ww); vec3 rdB = normalize((uv.x ca) * uu uv.y * vv 1.4 * ww); // Raymarch float t = 0.0, tR = 0.0, tB = 0.0; float matID = -1.0; for(int i = 0; i < 120; i ) { vec3 p = ro rd * t; vec2 res = map(p); if(res.x < 0.01) { matID = res.y; break; } t = res.x * 0.8; // slow down near surfaces for precision if(t > 250.0) break; } // Accurate Chromatic Aberration Depth if(matID > -1.0) { tR = t; tB = t; for(int i = 0; i < 6; i ) { float dR = map(ro rdR * tR).x; if(dR < 0.01) break; tR = dR * 0.5; } for(int i = 0; i < 6; i ) { float dB = map(ro rdB * tB).x; if(dB < 0.01) break; tB = dB * 0.5; } } float lightning = getLightningFlash(); vec3 moonColor = vec3(0.3, 0.4, 0.6); vec3 lightningColor = vec3(0.9, 0.95, 1.0); vec3 col = vec3(0.0); if(matID >= 0.0) { vec3 p = ro rd * t; vec3 pR = ro rdR * tR; vec3 pB = ro rdB * tB; vec3 n = calcNormal(p); vec3 lightDir = normalize(vec3(0.5, 0.6, 0.3)); if(matID < 0.5) { // Ocean float spec = pow(max(0.0, dot(reflect(-lightDir, n), -rd)), 80.0); vec3 baseCol = mix(vec3(0.01, 0.02, 0.03), vec3(0.05, 0.1, 0.12), n.y); float foam = smoothstep(2.0, 5.0, waveHeight(p.xz)); baseCol = mix(baseCol, vec3(0.6, 0.7, 0.75), foam); col = baseCol * (n.y * 0.5 0.5); col = spec * moonColor * 1.2; col = spec * lightningColor * lightning * 10.0; // Foam color separation col.r = smoothstep(2.0, 5.0, waveHeight(pR.xz)) * 0.2; col.b = smoothstep(2.0, 5.0, waveHeight(pB.xz)) * 0.2; } else { // Gothic City float diff = max(0.0, dot(n, lightDir)); // Slightly brightened ambient so towers aren't invisible between lightning strikes vec3 baseCol = vec3(0.07, 0.08, 0.09) * (diff * 0.6 0.4); float spec = pow(max(0.0, dot(reflect(-lightDir, n), -rd)), 24.0); baseCol = spec * moonColor * 0.3; baseCol = spec * lightningColor * lightning * 5.0; // Glowing Windows (Simplified and robust logic) vec2 id = floor(p.xz / 18.0); vec2 lq = mod(p.xz, 18.0) - 9.0; float wr = 2.5 hash(id) * 1.5; // Window strips float winX = abs(mod(lq.x, 1.5) - 0.75); float winShape = step(winX, 0.2); float winY = abs(fract(p.y * 0.25) - 0.5); winShape *= step(winY, 0.35); float winId = hash(id floor(p.y * 0.25)); float winMask = winShape * step(0.6, winId); vec3 winCol = vec3(1.0, 0.6, 0.2) * winMask * 2.0; // Brighter glow winCol *= 0.7 0.3 * sin(time * 8.0 winId * 100.0); baseCol = winCol; col = baseCol; // Window CA float winShapeR = step(abs(mod(lq.x, 1.5) - 0.75), 0.2) * step(abs(fract(pR.y * 0.25) - 0.5), 0.35); col.r = winShapeR * step(0.6, hash(id floor(pR.y * 0.25))) * 1.0; float winShapeB = step(abs(mod(lq.x, 1.5) - 0.75), 0.2) * step(abs(fract(pB.y * 0.25) - 0.5), 0.35); col.b = winShapeB * step(0.6, hash(id floor(pB.y * 0.25))) * 1.0; } // Volumetric Height Fog vec3 fogCol = mix(vec3(0.01, 0.02, 0.03), vec3(0.05, 0.07, 0.09), clamp(rd.y * 0.5 0.5, 0.0, 1.0)); fogCol = lightningColor * lightning * 0.4; float fogDensity = exp(-p.y * 0.05) * 0.04; float fog = 1.0 - exp(-t * fogDensity); col = mix(col, fogCol, clamp(fog, 0.0, 0.9)); } else { // Sky vec3 skyCol = mix(vec3(0.005, 0.01, 0.02), vec3(0.04, 0.05, 0.07), clamp(rd.y * 0.5 0.5, 0.0, 1.0)); // Volumetric Clouds if(rd.y > 0.0) { vec2 skyUV = rd.xz / rd.y; float clouds = fbm(skyUV * 1.5 vec2(time * 0.05, 0.0)); clouds = smoothstep(0.4, 0.8, clouds) * rd.y; skyCol = mix(skyCol, vec3(0.02, 0.03, 0.04), clouds); skyCol = lightningColor * lightning * (1.0 - rd.y) * 0.5; } // Lightning Bolts float boltSeed = floor(time * 1.5); if(hash(vec2(boltSeed, 1.0)) > 0.92) { skyCol = lightningColor * lightningBolt(ro, rd, boltSeed) * 50.0; if(hash(vec2(boltSeed, 2.0)) > 0.5) { skyCol = lightningColor * lightningBolt(ro, rd, boltSeed 1.0) * 50.0; } } col = skyCol; } // Driving Rain (Parallax layers) for(float i = 1.0; i <= 4.0; i ) { vec2 rUV = uv * (5.0 i * 3.0); rUV.y = time * (15.0 i * 5.0); // Speed rUV.x = sin(time * 1.0 i) * 2.0 - ro.z * 0.1; // Wind Camera Z movement float d = abs(rUV.x - floor(rUV.x 0.5)); float rain = smoothstep(0.06, 0.0, d) * smoothstep(0.5, 0.4, fract(rUV.y)); col = rain * vec3(0.5, 0.6, 0.7) * (0.2 / i); } // Color Grading & Vignette col = ACESFilm(col * 1.1); col = pow(col, vec3(0.9, 0.95, 1.0)); // Slight color shift float vignette = smoothstep(1.4, 0.3, length(uv)); col *= vignette; // Film Grain col = (hash(gl_FragCoord.xy time) - 0.5) * 0.03; gl_FragColor = vec4(col, 1.0); }

＼6月下旬、新商品が発売されます✨／ 今年度競技デビューを果たす ・OBI-α アクション - @actionstunt_ch ・OBI-α Fract - @__fract__ そして来年度競技デビュー予定の ・OBI-Jr coco - @coco_snow31 のグッズが新発売です✨ 是非、グッズをお求めいただき競技デビューを応援くださると嬉しいです✨ ちなみに、、、 マグネットの３段目は現在OBIに在籍していない方のため、コレクション専用の非売品です。 元OBIのみんな、元気かなぁ、、、🥹 とまと以外はフォトナをやってなさそう、、 #OBI公式グッズ

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「余白を消すほどの巨体」 アクションショートドラマ『#グレートウォーカン メイキング』はYouTubeにて配信中！ #FRACT #自主制作ドラマ #アクション youtu.be/NZ7I1aYcYas

honestly the empire in itself as an organization would fit into wuwa.. perhaps in coordination with the fract .... assisting in trying to find ways to become more powerful, see lumi who's prolly an artificial resonator

🤫 Shhh... there's a major scandal in British politics. Under our voting system, politicians can get elected with just a fraction of the vote, meaning millions of votes don't count. That's why @LisaSmartMP is fighting for fair votes where every vote matters.

Do you remember the stories of Awkuzu SARS? The bodies of victims; The victims shot during interrogation; Spinal cord fractured during torture...💔 The alleged butcher, James Nwafor is yet to be apprehended as we speak. His accomplices are still walking free. #EndSARS

Censurer un Peuple n’est jamais une bonne idée…!!!Surtout dans un pays en haute tension, fracturé,et qui risque le défaut de paiement…!!!Probablement plus de 1200 milliards de dettes en 10 ans pour Mr Macron et ses Mozart,une insécurité jamais atteinte,en toute impunité…!?!

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