1D Automata
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1D cellular automata are among the simplest of automata. Each line consists of a series of cells which are either set (colored) or not.
At each tick, we use a rule to determine whether cells on the next line will be set. For each new cell, we consider the three cells above. There are 8 possible combinations - each of these cells can be set or not (so 2x2x2). For each of these combinations, the rule determines whether the cell should be set or not. So we have 28 rules, or 256.
You can select a rule by adjusting the slider, or by clicking on each of the bits.
This simulation is an interesting example of custom control components