Exploring cellular automata
This project is inspired by Stephen Wolfram's book "A New Kind of Science". This page allows you to generate some of those images yourself. Currently it only works with IE (5+) or Safari.

Create a new pattern.
You may choose from these options:
Single Cell Origin (default setting)
Color >
redaquabluebrowngreen
orangeblackpinkpurpleyellow
Random Cell Origin >
Setting the Rule


Step 1.
Option A. Set the "rule" manually by clicking on the bottom row squares to change them from blue to white. You may change all or none.
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start over
OR Option B. enter a number between 1 and 255, and click "enter" or make a selection here
Determine the size and shape
Step 2. Select the number of columns here >
select desired shape
squarehorizontal Rectanglevertical Rectangle
Step 3. click to make image