<s>
TexRD	B-Application
is	O
a	O
specialized	O
graphics	O
software	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
simulate	O
reaction	O
–	O
diffusion	O
processes	O
and	O
to	O
produce	O
animated	O
random	O
textures	O
through	O
the	O
underlying	O
mathematical	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complex	O
chemical	O
reactions	O
between	O
several	O
fluids	O
are	O
simulated	B-Application
by	O
computer	O
and	O
produce	O
various	O
patterns	O
through	O
a	O
self-organization	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TexRD	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
at	O
first	O
for	O
graphic	O
designers	O
and	O
cyber	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
textures	O
produced	O
from	O
computer	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
abstract	O
images	O
for	O
postal	O
cards	O
,	O
front	O
pages	O
,	O
bindings	O
,	O
paper	O
bookmarks	O
,	O
wallpapers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
ideas	O
for	O
decoration	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
graphics	O
experts	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
textures	O
to	O
cover	O
virtual	O
objects	O
and	O
make	O
them	O
look	O
more	O
realistic	O
(	O
see	O
ray	O
tracing	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
POV-Ray	B-Application
and	O
the	O
example	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luc	O
Decker	O
created	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
TexRD	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
following	O
some	O
ideas	O
initially	O
developed	O
during	O
his	O
PhD	O
entitled	O
"	O
Random	O
structure	O
models	O
based	O
on	O
Reaction	O
–	O
Diffusion	O
"	O
(	O
1999	O
,	O
"	O
Ecole	O
des	O
Mines	O
de	O
Paris	O
"	O
,	O
France	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wine	B-Application
emulator	O
allows	O
Linux	O
users	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
software	O
without	O
known	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TexRD	B-Application
is	O
free	O
for	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
