Introducing Cellular Automata

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In this Guided Project, you will:

Play with John Conways' "Game of life"

Replicate some of Stephen Wolfram's research (published on the book "A New Kind of Science")

Participate in the co-creation of a Cellular Automata model

1.5 hours
Beginner
No download needed
Split-screen video
English
Desktop only

In this hands-on guided project you will be introduced to the wonders of Cellular Automata, a powerful modeling framework for the exploration of inter-scale dynamics. That is, how do simple local level rules give rise to global pattern formation and self-organization? You will explore questions like this with the help of Golly and NetLogo, two rich simulations softwares for the creation of CA and agent-based models. Moreover, you will be exposed to cutting edge applications of Cellular Automata in the fields of Biology (Morphogenesis) and Physics.

Skills you will develop

  • Modeling

  • Pattern Thinking

  • Simulation

  • Complex Thinking

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. Introduction

  2. Wolfram's Simple CA

  3. Conway's Game of Life

  4. More Life

  5. Continuous CA

  6. Growing Neural Cellular Automata

  7. Wolfram's Physics Project

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