Kalifescope

Play with mesmerizing kaleidoscopic patterns on your iPhone. See them change, color the pattern or even change the pattern itself while it is growing.A pattern consists of cells, shown on your iPhone as pixels. Each cell is surrounded by neighbors and has a color. The pattern evolves over the generations, the fate and state of an individual cells depends on the rules of life and their neighbors. This is known as a cellular automaton. Kalifescope is a fully interactive implementation for the iPhone.Start with - Built in pattern- Image from file- Photo taken on the fly- Pattern drawn by fingerChange the rules, on the fly- Drawing (Color existing cells, draw new cells, none) - Coloring (Random, fixed color, blend, blend to R/G/B) - Pen shape (round, square, diamond)- Rule of life (Ka-life 1, Ka-life 2, Conway)Kalifescope is based on variations on 'Conways game of Life'. Variations on the rules lead to the kaleidoscopic effect. The elephant is a tribute to dr. Paulien Hogeweg who demonstrated these variations using an elephant pattern and hooked me into IT forever.Have fun