Oscillizer
Oscillizer is a utility that was created and maintained by Jason Summers intended for the analysis of oscillators. Prior to April 2021, a web implementation was available, however it has since ceased to function and has been taken down. An offline version of the program is still available for download.
It gives a useful period map of the cells in an oscillator. Each different period in the oscillator rotor gets a different color in the map. A chart is provided as a key to the period colors and shows for each: count, percent of total and percent of rotor.
It also provides vital statistics for the oscillator: period, population min, population max, population average, active cells in rotor, cells in stator, total cells, volatility, strict volatility, heat minimum, heat maximum, heat average, temperature, rotor temperature, bounding box and rule.
To use the utility, paste the oscillator RLE into the box and select "Analyze". The program is also provided for download and use offline.
Many features of Oscillizer can also be generated using LifeViewer's Identify function, the only missing statistics being strict volatility, minimum and maximum rule, and the highlighting of cells and their periods.
Alternatives
In response to the closing of Oscillizer, replacements were created by multiple community members. Oscillizer-Web, which is browser-based like the original, was published by Dongook Lee in July 2021.[1] Nakano, an open-source offline tool, was released earlier that same month,[2] which provides extra functionality for computing kinetic symmetry.
Since October 2019 with the release of build number 437, LifeViewer's Identify function has been capable of computing the majority of the statistics which Oscillizer could, while also supporting spaceships.[3] Many other values were rapidly added in subsequent builds in the following days.
References
- ↑ Dongook Lee (July 21, 2021). Message in #cgol on the Conwaylife Lounge Discord server
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5341
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1622&p=84386#p84309
External links
- Oscillizer at Jason's Life Page (currently unavailable)
- Oscillizer-Web (Dongook Lee's remake)
- Oscillizer-Web, yet another oscillizer remake (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums