RuleHunt – TikTok for Cellular Automata

In plain words

RuleHunt is a tool for discovering interesting cellular automata rules from a search space of 2^512 possibilities. Users rate rules they find engaging, with starred favorites appearing on a global leaderboard. The mobile interface mimics TikTok's scrolling format, while the desktop version offers targeted rule searching. It begins with Conway's Game of Life and uses user engagement to identify compelling rule heuristics. The open-source project invites collaborative exploration of cellular automata patterns.

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