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Different sets of parameters can produce a wide variety of life forms. Since all parameters are real (floating point) numbers, a slight modification in parameters produces a slight change in object behavior. Some sets of parameters produce many interesting phenomena, such as [[spaceship|gliders]] that can travel in any direction, rotating pairs of gliders, [[wickstretcher]]s and the appearance of elastic tension in the cords that join the blobs (see picture).
Different sets of parameters can produce a wide variety of life forms. Since all parameters are real (floating point) numbers, a slight modification in parameters produces a slight change in object behavior. Some sets of parameters produce many interesting phenomena, such as [[spaceship|gliders]] that can travel in any direction, rotating pairs of gliders, [[wickstretcher]]s and the appearance of elastic tension in the cords that join the blobs (see picture).


SmoothLife can be simulated in [https://github.com/GollyGang/ready Ready], a program by [[Golly Gang]] for continuous cellular automata.
SmoothLife can be simulated in [[Ready]].


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/smoothlife/ Project homepage]
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/smoothlife/ Project homepage]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyTIXRhjXII Slides showing how the rule works]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyTIXRhjXII Slides showing how the rule works]
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/1111.1567 Paper describing SmoothLife and SmoothLifeL]
* [https://arxiv.org/abs/1111.1567 Paper describing SmoothLife and SmoothLifeL]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJe9H6qS82I Video demonstration of SmoothLifeL]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJe9H6qS82I Video demonstration of SmoothLifeL]
{{LinkWikipedia|Continuous_spatial_automaton|name=Continuous spatial automaton}}
* {{LinkWikipedia|Continuous_spatial_automaton|name=Continuous spatial automaton}}


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[[Category:Cellular automata]]
[[Category:Cellular automata]]
[[Category:Alien rules]]

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'SmoothLifeL' set of parameters

SmoothLife is a family of rules created by Stephan Rafler. It was designed as a continuous version of Conway's Game of Life, using floating-point values instead of integers.

Different sets of parameters can produce a wide variety of life forms. Since all parameters are real (floating point) numbers, a slight modification in parameters produces a slight change in object behavior. Some sets of parameters produce many interesting phenomena, such as gliders that can travel in any direction, rotating pairs of gliders, wickstretchers and the appearance of elastic tension in the cords that join the blobs (see picture).

SmoothLife can be simulated in Ready.