Cellular Automata 1

In this simulation, one cell type builds roads. The roads occasionally spew colorful bits. Eater cells eventually start eating the roads. The probability that a cell splits the road is set to a constant rate.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Cell
• Cellular
• Automata

[wiersyb]

Would you mind sharing the rules of this CA?

[abelnation]

@wiersyb Unfortunately the rules are not defined like a traditional cellular automata. Each pixel represents a cell of various types. Each type behaves a different way. Every frame, each cell updates it's state and redraws itself.

In this simulation are essentially two types of cells: "road" cells, which branch out in the grid-like way that you see, and "fire" cells, which spread randomly, have cycling color, and fade quickly. When a road cell expires, it dies and turns into a fire cell.

[abelnation]

Yup. Programmed 'em myself. I like your thoughts. You can definitely cause crazy things to emerge with fairly simple rules

[RoboticusMusic]

Is that a real computer?

[wiersyb]

@abelnation Ok Thanks. Nice work. The fire cells have a really good effect on the simulation.

[kiwibonga]

Very cool stuff!

[jarblewarble]

@abelnation I created something like this myself once. No wonder programming cellular automata is such a fun and addicting hobby.

[LUKASHSANCHES]

You should probabily make the screen smaller, so it doesn't become that slow. Anyway, very interesting...

[LouigiVerona]

@abelnation What are the rules of this cellular automata and is this available as an app?

[DereenigneEsrever]

Do you make these probablistic cellular automata? thanks for sharing; these fascinate me since I believe they can give theoretical insight into a meaningful physical model of the quantum universe, Where the classical realm building blocks are the precise units of order guaranteed to keep re-emerging after each (constant rate probability) random quantum shake up of the plank cells in this game of life universe.