3D Cellular Automaton

Cellular automata models describe how simple rules can create surprisingly complex patterns. After learning about Conway’s Game of Life, I wanted to see what would happen if I expanded the idea into three dimensions and built my own visualization tools to explore the results.

To do that, I used OpenGL to build my own 2D and 3D rendering engines so I could control how every cell was displayed. The project explores different neighborhood models and multi-state cell behavior, where cells can transition through a dying state before becoming fully inactive.

Here is the model in action:

Check out the project on GitHub