blackpawn's blog

as an excuse to try out the flash flex ui system i coded a small activator inhibitor texture generator. it uses cellular automata to simulate pigment cells switching between differentiated and undifferentiated states based on competing densities of the activator and inhibitor chemicals. you can play with it here and here are some sample tiling [...]

while exploring some random number sets i discovered a universe of spiders perpetually battling each other. their brutality is rather shocking and while i don’t know how long they’ve been at it i do hope that someday they can resolve their differences peacefully. in the meantime you can watch their battle unfold live at the [...]