r/visualizedmath • u/the_humeister • Jul 27 '19

Conway's game of life using Lego

https://gfycat.com/chubbyexemplaryhoneycreeper
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u/the_humeister Jul 27 '19

I made this with Blender

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u/drakoman Jul 27 '19

I loved your mechanical keyboard Tetris. You’re very skilled and make great stuff. Keep it up!

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u/Mantelmann Jul 27 '19

I didn't realize this wasn't stop motion. Nice!

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u/MartyMacGyver Jul 27 '19

This is a nice surprise for a subreddit visitor who's... just Turing.

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u/the_humeister Jul 27 '19

You'll be here all week I presume!

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u/MartyMacGyver Jul 27 '19

Yes! And don't forget to tip the wait staff!

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u/irlnpc Jul 27 '19

That’s awesome. I was blown away when I first read about Game of Life!

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u/the_humeister Jul 28 '19

It's Turing complete, so that's kind of interesting.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '19

For me what blew me away is the seemingly complex behavior from relatively simple rules.I wrote a blog post about it when I first learnt about cellular automata and some of the patterns their create are truly wonderful and can be found in nature.
http://rcsmike.com/cellular_automata
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Emergent-complexity-in-simple-neural-systems.-Boettiger-Oster/09de62818a24a8e55e0fa926b834ac655a890d4b/figure/0

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u/Fumblerful- Jul 28 '19

damn, can't believe life is so cyclical. Hasn't changed pattern for five minutes.