FIELD NOTES / 01

An interactive experiment

A study in emergence

Reaction / Diffusion

Simple rules. Unpredictable patterns.

Fig. 01 — Living field

Gray–Scott modelPeriodic boundary · 192 × 192

Interact with the field Click or drag to introduce chemical V

UV

Experiment controls

in silico

01 / Simulation

Watch two chemicals diffuse and react, creating structure from a nearly uniform field.

Simulation running

02 / Parameters

Diffusion U

0.16

Diffusion V

0.08

Feed rate

0.035

Kill rate

0.062

03 / Interaction

Brush radius8 cells

Paint anywhere on the field to seed a new reaction. Edges wrap around to the opposite side.

How it works
U is continuously fed into the system while V is removed. Where they meet, a reaction transforms U into more V.