⬛⬜ Cellular automata

Description

A simple application for studying cellular automata, in particular "The game of life". Currently, only it is supported.

The field is an unfolding of the torus.

Environment

• numpy
• tkinter

Example of work

How to use

No .exe files, only hardcore:

python main.py

Control

• Step - calculate one iteration of the machine;
• Clear - clear the field;
• Random - fill in the field randomly;
• Simulate - calculate the state of the machine before the stop signal;
• Click on the field - on/off a cell.
• Log - on/off logging. Logs are saved to the 'default' folder (name editing is not supported yet) and are signed withtheir serial number relative to the beginning of the recording.
• Configure - change birth/survive rules for automata to entered.

Serialization

The map configuration is saved according to the following template:

x y # width and height of map in cells
0 213 4 0 ... 0 0 # Each line of the field is encoded with a binary number, these numbers are written sequentially into one line. There should be y numbers in total

Examples of serialized maps you can see there.

Roadmap

• Quick change of the rules for the transition of the machine;
• Prettier interface 😆;
• Adding many known configurations;
• One-dimensional mode;
• More convenient work with logs.