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Ethereal Microcosm

by ciphrd

Minted
300 / 300
Published
2022-02-02

An exploration of algorithmic organisms in a contained environment.

This piece is about the simulation of microscopic patterns using a high number of even tinier agents all following the same rules. Different species evolve and interact together, resulting in stabilizing patterns out of their parametric configurations. A form of artificial life.

This work is based on the paper "Characteristics of pattern formation and evolution in approximations of physarum transport networks", written by Jeff Jones and popularized in the artistic field by Sage Jenson. Some features were added to increase the visual and behavioral complexity of the system. Agents are divided into different species, with their own set of rules and interacting with their own substrate. Substrates also interact with each other and agents will mutate in contact of some of them.

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Project information
fxhash project ID
8514
Runtime
fxhash snippet · params: no
Network
Tezos
Token contract
KT1KEa8z6vWXDJrVqtMrAeDVzsvxat3kHaCE
Issuer (mint) contract
KT1XCoGnfupWk7Sp8536EfrxcP73LmT68Nyr
Artist addresses
tz1PoDdN2oyRyF6DA73zTWAWYhNL4UGr3Egj
Generator URI
ipfs://QmZzdpEQB1AgdEhG9nEAYZrhKRuGx9U9WyDh9DMiJuNnDB
Tags
GPGPUartifical lifemicrocosmciphrdbiologybiomimicry
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