MY BAD. APOLOGIES. IDK people/person who are behind Visions of Chaos ( voc ). I did not mean to imply that I was anything more than user.
But yes, "Pandora's Box" indeed !
I just recently discovered Visions of Chaos. So very much to explore. Maybe too much (overkill ). I was considering doing promotion with them.
To-day's average citizen can only handle so much ( short attention span - too much "going on" ).
However, no doubt, voc definitely has many WoW ! elements that will attract and build people's interest !
I believe cellular automata according to Max Planck may also have this potential.
There is so much useful stuff in this forum and it ought to be collected and assembled in one place to save time searching it all out.
This first example is a catagolue soup, found thru automated search, by computer, with no attached accreditation;
so I am going to credit Awesome Intelligence; GOD wanted us to have CGOL; GOD wanted us to have this soup.
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#CXRLE Pos=0,0
x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2b3o3bo3bobo$obob5o2bo$3o3bo3b4o$ob2o2b3obo2b2o$o2b3obo2bob2obo$4ob2ob
2o3b2o$b2obob2o2bo4bo$2obob4o3bobo$b6ob2ob3o$8b8o$bob8o4bo$3o2b2o3b2o
2b2o$bob6o2b3obo$9obob2o$o2b2obo3b2obo$o2bo3b3o2b2o!
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# Golly Python script. Written by PM 2Ring, March 2009. Updated August 2009.
# Modified for Golly 2.0+ by Andrew Trevorrow.
''' Create a 'bitmap printer'.
Print a bitmap in LWSSs, using the current selection as the bitmap source.
'''
import golly
from glife import *
def get_bitmap():
''' Get current selection & turn it into a bitmap. '''
selrect = golly.getselrect()
if len(selrect) == 0: golly.exit("There is no selection, aborting.")
#Get bitmap size
w, h = selrect[2:]
#Adjust width, so it's in the form of 4m, m>1
w = (w + 3) // 4 * 4
w = max(8, w)
#Initialize empty bitmap
row = w * [0]
bm = [row[:] for i in xrange(h)]
#Populate bitmap with cell data
u, v = selrect[:2]
cells = golly.getcells(selrect)
cellsxy = [(cells[i] - u, cells[i+1] - v) for i in xrange(0, len(cells), 2)]
for x, y in cellsxy:
bm[y][x] = 1
return bm
def linemaker(loopm):
''' Create an empty LineMaker '''
LM = pattern('''
34b2o$34bo$25b2o5bobo$24b3o5b2o$12bo8bob2o$12bobo6bo2bo$2o11bobo5bob2o
$2o11bo2bo7b3o21b2o$13bobo9b2o21b2o$12bobo$12bo9bo$23b2o$22b2o6$47b3o$
24b2o20bo3bo$24b2o19bo5bo$46bo3bo$47b3o$47b3o5$49b3o$44bo3b2ob2o$42b2o
4b2ob2o$35b2o6b2o3b5o$35b2o10b2o3b2o7$45b2o5b2o$45bo6bo$46b3o4b3o$48bo
6bo!''')
LMTop = LM + pattern('2b2o$2bo$obo$2o!', 32, 7)
LMBase = pattern('''
11bo$10bo$10b3o12$23b2o$23bobo$10bobo13bo$9bo2bo2b2o6bo2bo12b2o$8b2o5b
obo8bo11b3o$2o4b2o3bo3bo3bo3bobo9bob2o15bo$2o6b2o5b3ob2o2b2o10bo2bo8b
3o4bobo$9bo2bo3b2o17bob2o16bobo$10bobo25b3o2b2o2bo7bo2bo3b2o$39b2o2bo
3bo7bobo4b2o$44bo2bo6bobo$26bo17b2o8bo$24bobo$25b2o2$36bo$36bobo$36b2o
7$33bo7bo$32b4o5bobo$27b2o2bo2b2o8b2o4b2o$27b2o2b2o11b2o4b2o$16b2o6b2o
10bo7b2o$16b2o5b3o10bo4bobo$24b2o10bo4bo$27b2o$27b2o!''', 14, 29)
LMBase += LM(55, 42, flip)
return LMTop(8 + loopm, -21 - loopm) + LMBase
def dmprinter(pdy, copies=1):
''' Generate & display a dot matrix printer for named bitmap pattern '''
#Horizontal pixel separation between LineMakers. minimum = 5
LMsx = 5
#Horizontal distance between bitmap pixels. Constant, due to LineMaker period
pdx = 15
#Distance between LineMakers
LMdx, LMdy = -LMsx * pdx, pdy
#Get bitmap pattern from current selection.
bm = get_bitmap()
#Make printer in a new layer
golly.duplicate()
golly.setoption("syncviews", False)
#Build new window title from old
title = golly.getname().split('.')[0]
title = '%s_Printer [%d] v0.10' % (title, pdy)
golly.new(title)
#Make sure we're using the standard Life generation rule
golly.setrule("B3/S23")
#Bitmap dimensions. Width MUST be of form 4m, for m >=1
bmheight = len(bm)
bmwidth = len(bm[0])
mid = (bmheight + 1) // 2
loopw = (bmwidth - 8) // 4
loopm = pdx * loopw
#Gliders, heading north-east
g0 = pattern('2bo$2o$b2o!')
g1 = pattern('obo$2o$bo!')
gliders = [g0, g1, g1(0, 2, rccw), g0(0, 2, rccw),
g0(2, 2, flip), g1(2, 2, flip), g1(2, 0, rcw), g0(2, 0, rcw)]
#Create full Glider loop.
gg = []
ox, oy = 35, 23
for j in xrange(loopw + 1):
dd = pdx * j
gg += [gliders[0](ox + dd, oy - dd), gliders[1](ox + 8 + dd, oy - 7 - dd)]
dd = loopm
gg += [gliders[2](45 + dd, 4 - dd), gliders[3](37 + dd, -3 - dd)]
ox, oy = 26 + loopm, -4 - loopm
for j in xrange(loopw + 1):
dd = pdx * j
gg += [gliders[4](ox - dd, oy + dd), gliders[5](ox - 8 - dd, oy + 7 + dd)]
dd = loopm
gg += [gliders[6](16, 15), gliders[7](24, 22)]
parity = 2*((loopw + 1)*(0, 0) + (1, 1))
def buildLM():
''' Build a complete LineMaker '''
#Populate glider loop. (jj, ii) are bitmap coords
gloop = pattern()
for j in xrange(bmwidth):
jj = (j - delta + bmwidth - 1) % bmwidth
#Is there a pixel at this location?
if bm[ii][jj] == parity[j]:
gloop += gg[j] #Add glider to the loop
#Only put LineMaker if glider loop isn't empty
if len(gloop) > 0:
(LMBlank + gloop).put(Lx, Ly, trans)
#Assemble blank LineMaker
LMBlank = linemaker(loopm)
#Do upper LineMakers
trans = identity
for i in xrange(mid):
ii = mid - (i + 1)
io = mid + (i + 1)
Lx, Ly = io * LMdx, ii * LMdy
delta = LMsx * io
buildLM()
#Do lower LineMakers
trans = flip_y
for i in xrange(mid, bmheight):
ii = i
io = i + 2
Lx, Ly = io * LMdx + pdx, ii * LMdy + 128
delta = LMsx * io - 1
buildLM()
#Eaters facing south-east & north-east
eaterSE = pattern('2o$bo$bobo$2b2o!')
eaterNE = eaterSE(0, 10, flip_y)
eY = 59
eaters = (eaterNE(0, eY), eaterSE(0, eY))
#Eater horizontal displacement. Must be odd
#bmwidth muliplier determines number of copies visible 'outside' printer.
eX = (bmheight + 1) * LMdx - (copies * bmwidth - 1) * pdx
eX = 1 + eX // 2 * 2 #Adjust parity
all = pattern()
for i in xrange(bmheight):
all += eaters[i % (1 + LMsx % 2)](eX, i * LMdy)
all.put()
#Centre view over bitmap output area
golly.setpos(str(-pdx * bmwidth // 2 + (bmheight - 1) * LMdx), str(Ly//2))
#golly.setmag(-2) #Aliasing effects happen at smaller scales than -2 :(
golly.fit()
def main():
#Vertical distance between pixels. Maybe get this from user. minimum = 16
pdy = 16
#Generate & display a dot matrix printer from current selection
dmprinter(pdy, copies=1)
golly.setcursor("Zoom In")
golly.setalgo("HashLife")
golly.setbase(2)
golly.setstep(6)
main()
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these do not even begin to "scratch the surface" but are enough for now.
I also hope to have time to follow all the music and other links YOU have posted - thanks !
