Variations on life is a series of (re)implementations of the Game of Life. A kernel-based system is used for the generation of cellular automata. Each implementation (outside of the refiguring of the original Life ruleset) is a distributed data-collection project. Using the unique kernel method to create a computationally similar environment to the Game of Life, each provides instead of one deterministic and unknown end-state for a given start-state, a database of possible beginning states from a static and given end state.
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Variations on life is a series of (re)implementations of the Game of Life. A kernel-based system is used for the generation of cellular automata. Each implementation (outside of the refiguring of the original Life ruleset) is a distributed data-collection project. Using the unique kernel method to create a computationally similar environment to the Game of Life, each provides instead of one deterministic and unknown end-state for a given start-state, a database of possible beginning states from a static and given end state.
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- Year Created: 2003
- Submitted to ArtBase: Thursday Jan 29th, 2004
- Original Url: http://www.node99.org/denature/pub/life/life.html
- Permalink: http://www.node99.org/denature/pub/life/life.html
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Work Credits:
- eidolon, creator
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Variations on life is a series of (re)implementations of the Game of Life. A kernel-based system is used for the generation of cellular automata. Each implementation (outside of the refiguring of the original Life ruleset) is a distributed data-collection project. Using the unique kernel method to create a computationally similar environment to the Game of Life, each provides instead of one deterministic and unknown end-state for a given start-state, a database of possible beginning states from a static and given end state.
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