One the topic of Game of Life, this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen:
The blog post that explains it is truly mind-blowing stuff.
The blog post that explains it is truly mind-blowing stuff.
Okay, this is not far off from a DMT breakthrough conceptually. A little hard to explain but consider normally you are looking at a fractal very closely and thinking that's all that matters and everything there is to exist. You don't normally realize how closely you are shoving your face into that fractal but then you move your head a little further and then realize you forgot all of that existed.
Lenia:
https://chakazul.github.io/lenia.html
https://levelup.gitconnected.com/playing-with-lenia-a-contin...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-97RhAZhXI
A nice demo: https://chakazul.github.io/Lenia/JavaScript/Lenia.html
Smoothlife:
Particularly impressive links to check in his /works/ :
1) The recursive link to the works page (incredible zoom-in reset loop)
2) Sea of Papers (look up at the sun!) — this is a great web.GPU render/test
3) Wired Runner (a really fun, well-rendered webgame)
4) Bubbles — I spent WAY TOO MUCH TIME with this stupidly-simple artwork.
I have seen a youtube video on this, but didn't have the link to it. Thanks for sharing!