Show HN: Hexagonal Game of Life Explorer

Category: other

Tags: cellular-automata, webassembly, webgl, simulation, rust

Score: 5.7/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 2, Utility: 4)

A browser-based simulator for hexagonal cellular automata (Game of Life variants) that allows users to design, clone, mutate, and evolve rulesets, with high performance via Rust/WASM, WebGL2, and Web Workers. It stands out for its rule symmetry constraints, mutation features, and cell coloring by causal rule, making it a powerful exploration tool for cellular automata enthusiasts.

Target audience: researchers, hobbyists, and developers interested in cellular automata and complex systems

Repository: https://sidem.github.io/HexLife/

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