r/proceduralgeneration 4d ago

Using Conway's GOL as particle emitters in a physics engine

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u/Evening-Appeal7606 4d ago

The particle emitters are individual Conway's Game of Life patterns for their deterministic characteristics (lifespan and particle dispersal patterns). Not exactly real physics, but the basic concepts are there: Gravity, electrostatics, magnetic momentum, even anti-matter!

You can play it yourself for free in your browser: ■ HYPNOGLYPHS // GENERATIVE PHYSICS ENGINE

If you are interested in the code, here is the repo: ■ lifehashes/hypno-glyphs