🌊 Wave Simulation

A real-time 2D wave propagation simulator built with C++ and SFML 3.0, featuring interactive ripple physics with multiple visual modes.

✨ Features

• Real-time wave physics using finite difference method
• 3 Visual Modes — Ocean Blue, Lava, Psychedelic
• Interactive drops — click anywhere to create ripples
• Rain mode — random drops across the surface
• Storm mode — intense multi-drop wave chaos
• Wave interference — watch ripples collide and interact
• Pixel-perfect rendering at 1200×800

🎮 Controls

Key	Action
LMB (drag)	Create wave drop
1	Ocean Blue mode
2	Lava mode 🌋
3	Psychedelic mode 🌈
R	Toggle Rain
S	Toggle Storm
Space	Clear all waves
Esc	Quit

🚀 How to Run

1. Download WaveSimulation-v1.0-Windows.zip
2. Extract all files to a folder
3. Run WaveSimulation.exe

No installation required. All DLLs included.

🛠️ Build from Source

Requirements:

• C++17 compiler (MinGW-w64)
• SFML 3.0 (via vcpkg)
• CMake 3.16+

cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles"
mingw32-make

🔬 Physics

Uses the 2D wave equation with finite differences:

u[t+1] = 2*u[t] - u[t-1] + c²*(∇²u[t]) * damping

• Wave speed c = 0.4
• Damping factor 0.995 (energy slowly dissipates)
• 3 simulation steps per frame for smooth propagation

📁 Project Structure

Wave Simulation/
├── src/
│   └── main.cpp
├── CMakeLists.txt
└── .gitignore

🧰 Tech Stack

• Language: C++17
• Graphics: SFML 3.0
• Build: CMake + MinGW
• Physics: Finite Difference Wave Equation

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