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A '''converter''' is a [[conduit]] that takes one type of active object (such as a [[glider]] or a [[century]]) as an input, and turns it into another (such as a [[middleweight spaceship]] or a [[Herschel]]). | A '''converter''' is a [[conduit]] that takes one type of active object (such as a [[glider]] or a [[century]]) as an input, and turns it into another (such as a [[middleweight spaceship]] or a [[Herschel]]). | ||
Examples include the [[45-degree MWSS-to-G]], the [[syringe]] and the [[SW-2T21]]. | |||
If the output spaceship is more complex than the input spaceship, this can be called an '''upconverter'''; contrariwise, a conduit which converts a more complex object into a simpler one is a '''downconverter'''. | If the output spaceship is more complex than the input spaceship, this can be called an '''upconverter'''; contrariwise, a conduit which converts a more complex object into a simpler one is a '''downconverter'''. | ||
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2o4$26b2o$26bobo$26bo2$6b3o$8bo$7bo7$35b2o$2o32b2o$b2o33bo$o2$32b3o$ | 2o4$26b2o$26bobo$26bo2$6b3o$8bo$7bo7$35b2o$2o32b2o$b2o33bo$o2$32b3o$ | ||
32bo$33bo! | 32bo$33bo! | ||
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|caption = A converter transforms [[Tub with two up cis tails|a 12-cell still life]] into a 28-cell still life<ref name="thread2895" | |caption = A converter transforms [[Tub with two up cis tails|a 12-cell still life]] into a 28-cell still life<ref name="thread2895" /> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[One-time | * [[One-time turner]] | ||
* [[Rephaser]] | * [[Rephaser]] | ||
* [[Splitter]] | * [[Splitter]] | ||
== References == | |||
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|title = The converter game | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:02, 2 August 2023
Converter may refer to:
- A conduit in which the input object is not of the same type as the output object.
- A synthesis component that can be used in an incremental synthesis to transform an object into another object.
Conduits
A converter is a conduit that takes one type of active object (such as a glider or a century) as an input, and turns it into another (such as a middleweight spaceship or a Herschel). Examples include the 45-degree MWSS-to-G, the syringe and the SW-2T21.
If the output spaceship is more complex than the input spaceship, this can be called an upconverter; contrariwise, a conduit which converts a more complex object into a simpler one is a downconverter.
| HWSS to MWSS hammer reaction for a downconverter (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
Synthesis components
A converter is a synthesis component that can transform an object into another object.
| An example of a converter, applied to three different objects (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
| A converter transforms a 12-cell still life into a 28-cell still life[1] (click above to open LifeViewer) |
See also
References
- ↑ The converter game (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Converter at the Life Lexicon