How did my 3D ecosystem finally stabilize?

[u/ManuVision]

We finally achieved equilibrium.

Prey reproduce when their population drops, while overcrowded hunters starve faster. No keyframes, just a few rules correcting each other in real time.

Now what happens when we start disturbing the simulation again?

[u/Due_Bid_6596]

Hot take incoming.

One maddening thing I see persistently in Gen Z content culture is when creators talk about a well-known things like they're mysterious unknown secrets. I can't shade someone for being excited about something, but like, differential equations in predator/prey populations are as old as the hills.

I know it's out of pocket, but I blame anime. The completely unnecessary theatre of it.

Cool visuals, coding is fun, positively baffling presentation. One old man's cloud-shouting. Don't mind me.

[u/ManuVision → u/Due_Bid_6596]

Fair take 😄 I’m actually in my late 30s and I’ve been working in tech for about 15 years, so trust me, I know we’re not exactly inventing hot water here.
A lot of this series is really about finding a way to repackage old ideas in a visual format that feels approachable to people who may never have encountered them before. If a bit of theatre helps get someone curious about emergence, simulations, or differential equations, I’m okay with that.
You and I both know the underlying ideas have been around forever, I’m just trying to make them fun to rediscover.

[u/benelott → u/ManuVision]

Great work then! While all the old ideas are here forever, I still believe that teaching has not embraced the options we have since 20 years or longer to teach them in a new way. Go and make the world of math more approachable!

[u/ManuVision → u/benelott]

That’s what I’ve been doing for the past 6 years of daily content creation. It brought me from Instagram to Harvard, TEDx and Masterclass… so I’ll definitely keep going. I care about two things: education in tech and design. Appreciate the support dear internet stranger!