Colorization of Cellular Automata
Colorization of Cellular Automata
As an alternative to the global application of color, here in this cellular automaton explorer a single, specific digit is chosen as the "focus integer". Horizontal runs of this digit are colorized, leaving the other digits in their original, grayscale shades. You can track these runs in succeeding generations, choosing to look for shrinking runs, expanding runs, or arbitrarily-sized connected runs (called "colorize by bleeding"). These colorizations can be of use in looking for recurring patterns or emerging localized structures, or noticing details that are less obvious when presented with many similar shades of gray. And of course, these color mappings have merit on their aesthetic appeal alone.