tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post3547624298185444014..comments2023-09-28T07:23:51.376-07:00Comments on ProjectPerko: Ferns on GlassCraig Perkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-26531843660749275902007-01-17T10:23:00.000-08:002007-01-17T10:23:00.000-08:00It would be interesting to do a game of life with ...It would be interesting to do a game of life with an EXTREMELY high resolution that has some element of randomness or mutation, though.Craig Perkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-4203113259825683222007-01-17T10:21:00.000-08:002007-01-17T10:21:00.000-08:00I'm specifically thinking of a game. Something whi...I'm specifically thinking of a game. Something which can have emotional content somehow. The results of a game of life are often interesting, but they are also often UNinteresting, and they never really leave any lasting sense of beauty or awe.<br /><br />But that's kind of the same general type of thing. :)Craig Perkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-24243863817312570382007-01-17T08:45:00.000-08:002007-01-17T08:45:00.000-08:00Can you make a game that uses three simple rules t...<i>Can you make a game that uses three simple rules to make something that complex and beautiful?</i><br /><br />Well, technically the answer would be <a href = "http://www.bitstorm.org/gameoflife/">Life (Java applet at link)</a>, but that's not really a game now, is it?Darius Kazemihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01646249933207430061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-53650217970647844422007-01-17T08:09:00.000-08:002007-01-17T08:09:00.000-08:00I also bet this is roughly the kind of system used...I also bet this is roughly the kind of system used to develop veins, nerves, and other widespread systems in infant life forms. Of course, it's not about freezing or whatever: it's some vaguely similar set of rules with vaguely similar results.Craig Perkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.com