Cellular automatation(CA) evaluations were performed and expressed in a 
Euphoria program I made recently. The output(256 levels of grey) was 
rendered in POV as a height_field and given varying normal patterns 
along the y-axis.

The shapes portruding from the plane (not the crackle-based patterns on 
the ground) are the expressed CA calculations. No random number was used 
to create them, except on the upper portion of the test. I seeded the 
top with randomly colored pixels for 'food'. Given a set of 
circumstances, the procedure makes spcifically designed structures. I 
may post the results of my other tests in some webspace somwhere.

Questions and comments are always welcome.

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Samuel Benge

stb### [at] hotmailcom
See my website@: http://www.goldrush.com/~abenge/Top/index.html

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Samuel Benge <sbe### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in news:3FEDF553.1070707
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> Cellular automatation(CA) evaluations were performed and expressed in a 
> [...]

Wow, that's nice, I don't know why, but I like it a lot.  It's quite 
photorealistic, the focal blur and lighting seems to contribute 
significantly to that end.  Can you share how you did the lighting (and/or 
what's being reflected)?

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Samuel Benge wrote:
> 
> Cellular automatation(CA) evaluations were performed and expressed in a
> Euphoria program I made recently. The output(256 levels of grey) was
> rendered in POV as a height_field and given varying normal patterns
> along the y-axis.
> 
> The shapes portruding from the plane (not the crackle-based patterns on
> the ground) are the expressed CA calculations. No random number was used
> to create them, except on the upper portion of the test. I seeded the
> top with randomly colored pixels for 'food'. Given a set of
> circumstances, the procedure makes spcifically designed structures. I
> may post the results of my other tests in some webspace somwhere.
> 
> Questions and comments are always welcome.
> 
> --
> Happy Holidays, Everyone!
> Samuel Benge
> 
> stb### [at] hotmailcom
> See my website@: http://www.goldrush.com/~abenge/Top/index.html
> 

I remember seeing a CA program on a CGA screen and being mesmerized by
it (a bit). This looks quite different. :o) Cool texture!

Remco

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I have no idea what it means, but it's cool!

Two thoughts:
1) I wouldn't want to step on it.
2) It might be useful for grating cheese.

;-)

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Jeremy

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Samuel Benge wrote:

> Cellular automatation(CA) evaluations were performed and expressed in a
> Euphoria program I made recently. The output(256 levels of grey) was
> rendered in POV as a height_field and given varying normal patterns
> along the y-axis.
> 
> The shapes portruding from the plane (not the crackle-based patterns on
> the ground) are the expressed CA calculations. No random number was used
> to create them, except on the upper portion of the test. I seeded the
> top with randomly colored pixels for 'food'. Given a set of
> circumstances, the procedure makes spcifically designed structures. I
> may post the results of my other tests in some webspace somwhere.
> 
> Questions and comments are always welcome.

Very nice! Looks like some strange extra-terrestrian buildings.

Can you actually deduce something about your CA from the image?
Asks for an animation BTW.

Greetings
Thomas

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