[ryanartecona]

This reminds me of this other work[1], which is also a fascinating example of emergence from a dynamical system. Instead of a chemical reaction model, it's a model of slime mold growth, as a system of particles and some update rules. They haven't posted new work in a while, but you can still see many video renderings on their twitter[2] using variants of it that are absolutely mesmerizing.

[1] "Physarum" by Sage Jenson https://cargocollective.com/sagejenson/physarum

[2] https://x.com/mxsage

[pcouy]

Emergence is mesmerizing in the literal sense. For me, I think the fascination takes its roots in how all biology - from the apparition of life to how brain works - happens thanks to emerging behaviors.

Anyway, thanks for the share, it makes me want to try implementing it as well.