Jerry Gretzinger has a project, one that never ends. What started as a little doodle has grown into a sprawling, detailed map that is maintained and expanded by following rules — rules that increase complexity organically, using chance.
It's cool and strange at the same time.
Jerry's Map from Jerry Gretzinger on Vimeo.
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That's ... one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.
No! God did it!
Just kidding great vid :) Reminds me of the wee program Richard Dawkins wrote to help explain increasing complexity via evolution in simulated bio morphs.
Thanks for sharing.
Yes indeed.
He's got a fun and interesting game/hobby there. The old school Maxis games (SimCity, SimLife, ect.) weren't too dissimilar. I also recall spending many an hour writing/playing with "world generators" on my computer as a kid (ostensibly for generating supporting material for tabletop role-playing games).
Got to admire Jerry's dedication/obsessiveness.