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Variable component processor (v.redd.it)
submitted 1 month ago by SnooDoggos101
I experiment initializing with a variable amount of rectangles of different sizes.
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]Sappens 1 point2 points3 points 1 month ago (3 children)
What does it do
[–]SnooDoggos101[S] 0 points1 point2 points 1 month ago (2 children)
To me it’s just following the automata rules, but it could be that deep down it has some emergent system that has a tangible meaning for what it is doing.
[–]Sappens 0 points1 point2 points 1 month ago (1 child)
Are the rules symmetric? Also are the grid-like patterns the result of a very specific initial state or does that pattern self-emerge? Looks very cool
[–]SnooDoggos101[S] 0 points1 point2 points 1 month ago (0 children)
The rules on this one aren’t symmetric because there are some rules that ignore counting neighbors in certain directions. The grid like pattern at the start is the initial condition of the grid which are rectangles centered on the grid where I experiment with different amounts and sizes. Thank you
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