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Elementary CA
256 possible rules, one dimension, infinite variety. Each cell looks at itself and its two neighbors — three bits in, one bit out. From this, Wolfram found chaos, fractals, and universal computation.
Presets
Rule 30
chaos
Rule 90
fractal
Rule 110
complex
Rule 184
traffic
Rule 60
XOR left
Rule 150
XOR 3
Rule 73
turbulent
Rule 45
aperiodic
Rule
Rule
Random
Initial Condition
Single Cell
Random 50%
Random 10%
Parameters
Width
256
Speed
30
Display
Binary
Age Gradient
Density Map
Density
Reset
Pause
Step
Click canvas: toggle initial cells
Space: pause/resume · S: step
R: reset · 1–8: presets
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Rule 30 · gen 0