An intricate fractal with cavities and hooks. See the youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtUJlGSeV_s
for information about how this shape was generated by a continuous cellular automata, as well as information about other kaleidoscopic fractals that can be made by similar systems.
https://sites.google.com/site/richardsouthwell254/home
These systems can be used to generate evolving multicolored fractals and beautiful three dimensional shapes. The idea behind the systems is that each cell takes a value between zero and one, and each time step we update the value of each cell (simultaneously) using a simple rule based upon averaging. In the video I explain how the systems can be used to generate beautiful multicolored fractals which evolve through time. The way the system runs is just determined by a single parameter value, and if one changes this parameter then the generate pattern shifts in a very intricate and aesthetically pleasing way. I also describe how three dimensional versions of these continuous cellular automata can be used to generate intricate solids (like the 3D printed one).
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