Graphics Applications of Cellular Automata

• Cluster shape modeling (Y.Takai, T.Saito, Y.Tomikawa, and N.K.Takai: "A Particle Cluster Deformation Model by the Probabilistic Cellular Automata", IEICE Trans. Inf. and Sys., Vol.J83-A, 2000)
  • Deforming a cluster of 400 rigid balls (compared with physical experiment)

• RD Texture generation (Y.Takai, N.K.Takai, and K.J.Nakamori: "Exploration of the reaction-diffusion textures", Proc. Int. Conf. on Modelling and Simulation , 1998)
  • Artificial evolution of RD textures (jpeg 57KB)
  • Maze formation (mpeg 120KB)
  • Zebra formation (mpeg 69KB)

• Virtual clay modeling (H.Arata, Y.Takai, N.K.Takai, and T.Yamamoto: "Virtual Clay Modeling within the Active Voxel Space", IEICE Trans. Inf. and Sys., vol.J82-DII, no.11, 1999)
  • Virtual clay work system
  • Deform1, Deform2, Deform3, Deform4
  • Press a surface by a plate (mpeg 838KB)
  • Press an edge by a plate (mpeg 896KB)
  • Press a cube by two plates (mpeg 766KB)
  • Cut a cube by a thick plate (mpeg 678KB)

• Erosion of the bones by 3D-CA (Y.Takai and K.Ecchu, 1993)
  • initial state (jpeg 7KB)
  • time = 3 (jpeg 6KB)
  • time = 8 (jpeg 5KB)
  • time = 13 (jpeg 5KB)
  • time = 17 (jpeg 4KB)
  • time = 21 (jpeg 4KB)

• Hypertexture (Y.Takai, 1993)
  • Deformation by 3D totalistic CA (mpeg 116KB)

• Parallel particle systems (Y.Takai, K.Ecchu, and N.K.Takai: "A cellular automaton model of particle motions and its applications", The Visual Computer , vol.11, no.5, 1995)
  • Flame (mpeg 33KB)
  • Flame in the wind (mpeg 12KB)
  • Trickle of water (steps) (mpeg 12KB)
  • Trickle of water (slope) (mpeg 15KB)
  • Collision and scatter (mpeg 22KB)
  • Aggregation of particles (mpeg 192KB)

• Artificial life (Y.Takai and S.Yamashita, 1994)
  • Making of Forest (mpeg 30KB)

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