Introduction

This page is the gateway to the various cellular automata I have written over the years.

Recently I have rewritten them all using javascript and the canvas element, the older versions written in Java and Python have been removed. Click on one of the panels below to view the corresponding Automatom. All of them are interactive, you can change the pattern parameters to explore the possibilities.

Index

1D - Five colours

A five colour one dimensional automata. Here time is represented as the second dimension to create the two dimensional images. The pattern evolves from top to bottom, the next state of a cell depending on its current state and the states of its two immediate neighbours.

1D - Six colours

A six colour one dimensional automata, this is essentially the same as the five colour automaton in the previous link, only with more colours.

2D - Forest Fire

A forest Fire simulator. This is a real 2D automaton, with the patterns changing over time.

This is really one for sitting and watching and snapshots don't do it justice, so I haven't included any.

2D - Game of Life

Conway's famous "Game of Life". The image above arises if you run the default starting configuration on the "large" square grid.

2D - Five Colour Version

A two dimensionaly analogue of the 1D version introduced earlier. Not the image is naturally 2D and time is represented using animation.

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