Cellular Life Wallpaper

Little dots interact in various ways.

A live wallpaper celebrating cellular automata, which are kind of like 0-player games; this is perfect for a background that you don't interact with.

The colors change slowly in hue, going through the rainbow in 6 minutes if it doesn't get reset.

1-dimensional binary:

A line is generated, and the number and position of the neighbors determines which cells are going to be alive in the next row.

1-dimensional totalistic:

A line is generated, and placed on the screen. Then a new line is computed, and placed below it. Watch a variety of patterns emerge.

Generations:

Generations. This is similar to the life engine, except that the cells now have a number of states that they can go through. As always, there are a bunch of different rules, which include how many states there are and when cells progress through the states.

Julia Set Fractals:

A point is randomly chosen, and then a Julia Set is iteratively drawn, revealing various details of the fractal.

Large Neighborhoods:

Cells now interact over longer distances, up to 10 spots away.

Life:

Watch the green dots come into being, live, and die. A ruleset is chosen randomly every time the board is reset. The most famous rules are "Conway's Game of Life", but other famous rules are included as well.

Margolus:

Dots move around the screen, and interact based on a variety of rules.

Random Wires:

A wire is strung around the screen, and then a single pulse is started down the wire. Watch as it spreads to encompass the entire screen.

Traffic:

One color of dots try to move right, and then the other color of dots try to move down. They can only move if there is a black square to move into. Note: any resemblance to your morning commute is purely intentional.

Weighted Life:

Whether a cell survives or is born depends on the total value of the neighbors, with e values being dependent on their position.

Weighed Generations:

Whether a cell survives or is born depends on the state and position of the neighbors, with weights for states and positions.