My weekend project
Creative
generative art playground
SHOW HN2011
56points
16comments
#224of 1,097 in 2011
Top 21%of 2011 by points
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7 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.52.
Performance: 4 for, 0 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Fun and beautiful generated images
From 3 comments
It's beautiful.
shadowpwner on HNNice. I like the "organic" feel of the images you get. http://demoseen.com/langton.html#+/.<..<....++......<....<....+..+.
wlievens on HNThis is awesome. I'd love to add color generation options. Here's my favorite so far: http://demoseen.com/langton.html#*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/.... [EDIT: and its cousin:…
Maciek416 on HN
Easy to share creations via URLs
From 1 comment
Awesome! I love the ease in which you can send other people your creations using the urls. I wonder if anyone would be up for developing this same type of project, but centered…
solipsist on HN
Objections
Color features look like random nonsense
From 1 comment
Alright, both of these are in. $ increments the color, ^ decrements it. In addition, = now causes the child ant to have its color incremented, and < causes the child color to be…
daeken on HN
Requests
Add color generation options
From 1 comment
This is awesome. I'd love to add color generation options. Here's my favorite so far: http://demoseen.com/langton.html#*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/.... [EDIT: and its cousin:…
Maciek416 on HN
Sub-45-degree turns
From 1 comment
I've been thinking about color stuff, but just can't come up with how to really do it. However, I think sub-45-degree turning is gonna happen soon. Probably 15-degree to start,…
daeken on HN
Support number repeat and random-range syntax
From 1 comment
ideas: allow number suffixes to mean a repeat of the previous token. .6 would be equal to ...... also, allow the ant bomb with a number to only allow that many ants. @4 means…
joshu on HN
Add a stop button
From 1 comment
I love it! How about the addition of a stop button?
nitefly on HN
Questions
Could a similar project be built around Conway's Game of Life
From 1 comment
Awesome! I love the ease in which you can send other people your creations using the urls. I wonder if anyone would be up for developing this same type of project, but centered…
solipsist on HN