Romello Goodman

Minipix Kaleidoscope Renderer

January 6, 2026

I've written a new renderer for Minipix: Kaleidoscope. The renderer examines your image and asks: "What if every piece could see itself?" It divides the picture into a grid of squares, then mirrors each one so that every tile contains its own symmetry. As the grid multiplies, the original image dissolves into pattern, the way a word loses meaning when you repeat it enough times. Through small repetitions the culminative effect is a fragment that feels infinite.

Kaleidoscope renderer example 1

Kaleidoscope renderer example 2

Kaleidoscope renderer example 3

—Mello

P.S. — This renderer is more prone to bad outcomes than the others but for me that elevates the "good outputs". It feels more like digging through dirt to find a gem.