title: Using Matlab to generate families of similar Attneave shapes.
abstract: We present a program for Matlab that quickly generates Attneave-style random polygons and families of similar polygons. The function allows a great deal of user control over various aspects of the shape generation process. It also has the ability to detect and eliminate shapes that do not match a variety of user-entered parameters regarding the lengths of the shapes' sides, vertex angles, and topological form. The function eliminates the time-consuming task of generating such shapes by hand and should allow their broader use in behavioral research. The Matlab script function can be downloaded at www.dal.ca/~mcmullen/downloads.html.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4J1 Canada. ccollin@is.dal.ca
authors.forename: Charles A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Collin
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: McMullen
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003196:Computer Graphics; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D011897:Random Allocation; D012984:Software