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Whenever I read one of these deep dives into GoL achievements, and let me preface this by saying I mean this as a compliment, I feel like I'm reading the extend
by vanderZwan 4y ago
Whenever I read one of these deep dives into GoL achievements, and let me preface this by saying I mean this as a compliment, I feel like I'm reading the extended universe lore on a wiki page for a giant fantasy franchise. It's maths but feels so much more narratively rich than most other mathematics somehow, and the community around it has such a unique subculture vibe to it too.
- VikingCoder 4y agoHave you read "Permutation City"? I'm definitely reminded of it every time.
- jiggawatts 4y agoThere is a pattern of 15 gliders that encodes a simulation of a universe where your mind is immortal and living in an endless paradise.
- VikingCoder 4y agoOh well, time to go back to climbing the skyscraper.
- OscarCunningham 4y agoThis is the legacy of Conway (who invented Life) and Gardner (who popularised it).
- Silverback_VII 4y agoin my opinion Jeffery Ventrella's clusters are a more promising avenue than Conways GoL. The rules are in comparison very interesting as well: No creation out of nothing, only particles that attract or repel each other. The pattern it generates are pretty amazing as you can see here: https://youtu.be/0Kx4Y9TVMGg https://youtu.be/0Kx4Y9TVMGg
- robertsdionne 4y agoAlso "Lenia": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT49wpyux-k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT49wpyux-k
- vanderZwan 4y agoOh that is very nice! Will play with that idea a bit soon :) (I have to say the presentation style of the video gets on my nerves a bit though, especially the "typing on a keyboard" sound effect. But hey, if it helps them reach a wider audience) EDIT: why didn't you also link the original website of Jeffery Ventrella though? https://www.ventrella.com/Clusters/ https://www.ventrella.com/Clusters/