⚡ Spellular Automata

EPISODE 36
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INTRO ANIMATION
Flora Caulton
floracaulton.com/
MUSIC
"Sleepwalker - Extended Mix"
Tinlicker
Anjunadeep
"Love You More - In My Next Life Mix"
Andrew Bayer & Ana Brun & Genix
Anjunabeats
"Love You More"
Andrew Bayer & Ana Brun
Anjunabeats
SOUNDS
"Water Drop"
Mike Koenig
soundbible.com
"Frog Sound"
Hikeart
/ @hikeart
"Thunder"
Dean-Raul DiArchangeli
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SPECIAL THANKS
Magnogen (for helping to develop the TodeTode language and PaintPond)
magnogen.net
Linn Dahlgren (for helping to develop the TodeTode language and PaintPond)
github.com/Sim...
Nessie (for being a good dog)

[@max.bittker]

protect bird at all costs

[@TodePond]

good idea

[@Magnogen]

Does berd like hugs?

[@TodePond]

​@@Magnogen they're too flappy to hold

[@Neon64913]

All praise bird

[@oye6124]

hes a little thief

[@Henrix1998]

I can safely say I have never seen anything like this. 100% unique video style

[@Manny73211]

helped me discover laptop speakers have stereo.

[@ricrui3]

This the kind of creative programming content that I crave for

[@TodePond]

Thanks! I'm glad I can provide!

[@bottlekruiser]

Love how berd stays in character from the "NEW Cellular Automata" video :3

[@TodePond]

Thanks! That's classic berd 🐦♥️

[@TodePond]

@@geeteevee7667 typical berd... 🐦❤️

[@Sonnentau1]

Made my day. I just love your calm videos. You could do therapy for burned out programmers with your sandbox :)

[@TodePond]

Haha, hopefully this video un-burns out some people! 🔥 and thank you very much, I'm pleased to hear that!

[@kos256]

I love how these videos are just sitting in the corner, mysteriously hidden in the depths of youtube. It's like a little secret. This channel is just absolute gold.

[@TodePond]

make sure you watch til the end 👀

[@Magnogen]

Which end? The real end, or the actual end?

[@TodePond]

@@Magnogen yes those ones

[@nodrance]

this brings me back to a simpler time when programming was just for the joy of creating something cool

[@cerulity32k]

Do it for that! I'm making a framework for kinetic typography! Programming shouldn't just be about work.

[@no-lifenoah7861]

@@cerulity32k do you have a github?

[@shadamethyst1258]

What an ending! I think you should give bird some slack; if toad and bird share one creator's brain, then it'd be expected that they may think alike

[@TodePond]

Thanks! and I think you're right - seems like tode could learn a thing or two from berd

[@cheesymcnuggets]

With every video youtube has recommended me this week, they just keep getting better and better. This video was super entertaining and beautiful, thank you!

[@LitchiBorrower]

youtube recommended this video despite it only having a couple hundred views, i had no idea what to expect but i absolutely loved it

[@TodePond]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you made it here - welcome to the pond 🐸

[@bottlekruiser]

check out the rest, they're about as cool as this one

[@ca8064]

Please never stop making these

[@TodePond]

Thanks! I don't plan to stop any time soon! I really hope I can get up to 99 episodes!!

[@jacemonster5]

what a wholesome time in the sandbox with bird and toad!

[@TodePond]

Thank you! thanks for joining

[@iamsushi1056]

I feel like this is going to eventually devolve into some sort of image processing that eats up all of your cpu/gpu no matter what hardware you throw at it, and I'm all here for it.

[@Rayo75]

I thank the KZbin gods for recommending me this video. This is so coooool!!!

[@TodePond]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you made your way to this video - welcome to the pond 🐸

[@valovanonym]

What a good way to start the day! I ways almost disapointed when I thought it ended: I wanted more! And then I saw that few minutes were left... and they were the best ones!

[@TodePond]

Great! Thank you! I'm glad the ending delivered :D

[@valovanonym]

@@TodePond absolutly!

[@NedInYaHead]

Had a similar idea recently, drat, someone got to it first! I really love the implementation, it seems to work really well! One idea I had was of "wind direction" - certain rules that you can change the direction of at any point, to make things fall in different directions, for example. Glad to see you nailed the rule making UI.

[@scrambo6182]

Amazing video! Honest feedback: you have a lovely, almost hypnotic voice. Your visuals are perfect, and seeing your audio editing improve with every video has been amazing!

[@jotjakubjot]

This is pure magic. I am hypnotised.

[@Clovelt]

Amazing video, Groundbreaking UX and UI.

[@TodePond]

Thank you very much!!! 🐸

[@iRemmi]

this is like the best thing i’ve ever seen im so happy it’s in my recommended

[@boblol1465]

i love the little details like berd giving the fork a cool name

[@doonual6034]

This is so many things I love all at once. The creative coding, the music and the weird surreal ness is all put together so well. Cant wait for your next one!

[@_neophyte]

Watching this with headphones sent me to another plane of existence

[@jumbledfox2098]

i discovered your channel a little while ago and these videos are incredible, this is like a brain massage

[@respawn1234]

Whoa, this is awesome! I love exploring cellular automata, so this tool is going be a delight to try out

[@DamonHenson]

Your videos are incredibly charming and well-made. Love the increasing number of "bird's thoughts" swirling in the background, and the use of the alphabet from a previous video (that was a cool thing to discover as I was watching your older videos).

[@SleepyHarryZzz]

Anjuna goes so well with your style

[@Ristakaen]

Would play the heck out of a game using spellular automata. Unlock rule types for your spells and use them to defeat hordes of enemies

[@skicreature]

Only if that game was also an ASMR game with some sick beat drops.

[@Korok_Gaming27]

Ye someone needs to make that, and once i learn how to code stuff, that person might be me

[@popahglo3609]

I love your stuff so much, great video as always

[@TodePond]

Thank you thank you! I'm pleased you like it :)

[@miguel_calcetin]

Just discovered your channel and this made me smile so much. It actually made me so happy really, specially seeing the ending with Nessie's appearance.

[@AlexAegisOfficial]

love the vibe of constant movement, the flow. Like a calm ride.

[@persona9402]

Totally underappreciated channel,keep it up! You deserve many more views

[@lordmarum]

What a pleasant surprise, seeing this in my subscription box

[@TodePond]

Thank you!!! Gotcha

[@tinkan6338]

these videos are such a fever dream of pure creativity and coding heaven keep it up

[@petr-heinz]

Absolutely mesmerizing. Thank you for those videos

[@TodePond]

Thank you! It's a pleasure!

[@DanielGamingRW]

Amazing video style and such a unique cellular automa. You really can’t find anything quite like this!

[@hamilnvt6191]

I've just discovered this channel and it's awesome!

[@earth4180]

this is SO cool wow, I love creative programming and these videos are great, and CellPond is great! Awesome work!

[@mydudestudios6244]

Waiting for the RPG that inevitably results from this idea

[@TheRealZeaga]

I love your videos so much! You took an (arguably) very niche interest of mine and put it into an extremely digestible form :)

[@TodePond]

Thank you! I'm glad you like them!!

[@LineOfThy]

You know I like how bird just does things because they're fun, not because they're groundbreaking or original.

[@OneJumpFromEden]

I dunno how i haven't found your channel before today but i'm glad I finally came across it XD

[@michaels.3709]

Random KZbin recommendation brought me here. No clue what I just watched, but it felt like a mix between a guided meditation and a software tutorial. 10/10 would watch again.

[@KStarPR]

6:17 This is it. This is the moment I've been waiting for

[@sawyermclane6039]

This was super fun to discover and play with! You should make a way to save/share "spells", even if it's just a repo with user-submitted json dumps.

[@TodePond]

Thank you very much! It's on the list of things to do: github.com/TodePond/CellPond/issues/192 but to be honest, I also kinda enjoy the single-player & isolated side of it :D (I will add sharing one day though)

[@simplethingsasmr4565]

YOU ARE JUST SUCH A NICE PERSON I CAN'T BELIEVE I FOUND YOUR CHANNEL! i've binged almost all the videos and aaah you are amazing! thanks for your content, it's really inspiring!

[@mementomori7160]

What an interesting find on the interet

[@sg9257]

you're a creative genius bruh! Extremely impressive

[@jshi3]

I just discovered this channel and I'm already hooked on what's happening here.

[@aleph0540]

Damn, that was fast!

[@puddle.studios]

if you made the cells not have a black outline the fractals would have looked so much cooler. being able to see all the colors and stuff, another great video tho, i love the sandpond saga, actually makes my day when you upload

[@TodePond]

Thank you very much! I'm very pleased to hear that!! And yes maybe that would look better. I added the black outlines to make it easier to see what's going on with the cell-splitting

[@KStarPR]

@@TodePond It could always be a toggle-able option. Dunno how that'd work with your language-free system, but at this point I'm confident you'd find a way.

[@mccafferyfamily]

This is really unique and interesting with a lot of potential

[@TodePond]

Thank you! glad you like it!!

[@shcade8926]

You are a programing god. If I ever got this good I would be happy to do nothing else. Thank for the inspiration

[@LiterallyGelatin]

I made an ocean (birds-eye-view) and you're able to place grass. My favorite part about this is that there's a dark outline around the grass

[@5ucur]

One of the most beautiful things I've seen.

[@something00witty]

I guess this is my new favorite programming channel.

[@macchiato_1881]

Maybe its the fact that im insanely tired and just generally burnt out from reading all sorts of machine learning papers. But I was literally just hypnotized the entire video. Just staring blankly with no semblance of thoughts. And I had a good laugh once i came back to my senses lol

[@bananadog111]

You make great videos, highly underrated!

[@TodePond]

Thanks very much! Glad you like them :)

[@Rockyzach88]

Bro, wtf did I stumble upon. That was sweet af.

[@undersomedesk7652]

astounding visuals as always!

[@TodePond]

Thank you very much!!!!!!!!

[@nwnchrst07]

I cannot wait till I can try this out after work

[@TodePond]

Thanks! Good luck!

[@8bitvelociraptor]

I found your channel from your GitHub! I've only watched a few videos so far, but WOW this channel is amazing! Brb, watching everything from the backlog.

[@TodePond]

awesome! you found the pond! good luck with the backlog! the videos style gradually changes over time

[@xeozim]

Please make more videos man they are so so good

[@TodePond]

Thank you! I'm working on it 🫡

[@pyryzer5324]

THIS IS INCREDIBLE, I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

[@sheepcommander_]

these are actually the best

[@Teh-Penguin]

Thank you for making these. I am indescribably entertained :D

[@8elbowsAdventures]

I have no idea what's happening but I love it

[@therealzucc]

this may just be my new favorite programming adventure channel

[@xxmegazocker9894]

Commenting to push the algorithm so everyone gets these videos recommended.

[@wave_s6782]

insanely cool stuff!! thank you for sharing

[@TodePond]

Thank you very much! thanks for watching!

[@elijahshadbolt7334]

Excellent video, a great encouragement for creative artists!

[@iqui]

This is so chill!

[@PiercingSight]

I am utterly charmed. Bird is precious.

[@otta3680]

Lovely video! Love your content

[@TodePond]

Thank you very much for the lovely comment!

[@sethhollistah8504]

when he says, "such and such... by toad" it reminds me of those fragrance commercials

[@Losloth]

This is an incredibly beautiful tool! I've been mesmerized with it for two days, and couldn't get to bed before 5am yesterday. So far I've had the pleasure of making water, sand, gas and flame and such things. Then I made a model of how entropy spreads in the universe. Then I made an organic spreading fungus like thing that couldn't live in it's own wake until it faded, which just kept going and going. Thank you so much! I'm a UX designer, and I can't wait to show people at work. My kids also just want to play with it. (Good starting point to learn a little programming.) Please let me know if you want me to contribute some perspective on UI, or want to discuss where to take this if you were to develop it further - I'd love to contribute some time to help out. I got into design because I made abstract strategy and combinatorial board games. This is such a natural extension of what I like to play around with :)

[@TodePond]

Glad you're enjoying it! in my day job, I make more useful UX stuff. the stuff i make for KZbin is a fun outlet where i can enjoy making and exploring weirder UX choices. I consider CellPond like a "fashion show" piece. It's not supposed to be actually useful or practical. But it shows what 'could be' on the runway. It demonstrates an idea, and might move the fashions in a certain direction. So I'm not planning to make any massive improvements to UX or style. I do have some more features and reworks planned for if i ever do another video. Otherwise, I'll leave it how it is. That being said, it's all open source, so you're welcome to submit changes or issues, or fork!

[@Losloth]

@@TodePond So cool! I'm having a bit of trouble you see. Is there a list of interactions or instructions anywhere? Sometimes I spend a lot of time making something, and then I accidentally push a button and everything goes away, or is divided into small cells or whatever. I also have trouble replicating the things I see you do in the "nothing" video, because the diamond doesn't show up and so on.

[@Graverman]

Hello, for the past few months I’ve been working on a project called Evolution Engine. Evolution engine will be an engine to simulate evolution in cellular automata. It will be fully programable with it’s own scripting language so users will be able to create their own types of blocks, place them and experiment with creatures with neural networks. The reason I’m saying all of this is I want to ask if you’d be interested in checking it out and if you like it, making a video out of it. It’s very directly related to your channel and you’ve already made videos checking out other CAs. It will take months to develop this fully but when I’m done I think it’s gonna be awesome

[@TodePond]

That sounds fun! Unfortunately I have a long list of videos to make still, so I can't make any promises about making requested videos, but I'm always interested in seeing people's coding projects either way :)

[@Sollace]

3:01 "Pick a green leaf and draw ah-" OH NO

[@eboatwright_]

This one might be my favorite video by you! The rainbow one could actually be sold to a modern art museum LOL Next, you should do something with WebSockets

[@TodePond]

Thank you very much! Maybe one day haha! and websockets (& multiplayer stuff in general) would be a fun direction to go in!

[@nemesisurvivorleon]

I desperately had to watch this video on the title and thumbnail alone. Let's see what it's about.... EDIT:.... very random cellular automata silliness with some gorgeous effects and a bird and a tode. Adorable. subscribe.

[@NegHead]

Great stuff as usual! Very calming watch :)

[@TodePond]

Thank you! :) hey I'm currently editing in Rail Shuffle for a Sandspiel video by the way!

[@NegHead]

@@TodePond ohh sweet! Looking forward to it :D

[@richtigmann1]

oh my god its beautiful

[@Pixaurora]

at the start of the video i was interested in what this peculiar title and thumbnail could possibly mean, and at this point i feel like I've been converted to a new religion. awesome!

[@Mittzys]

6:57 I'd love to see this one without grid lines

[@Cessated]

WE LOVE CASTING SPELLS

[@COL321]

Yaay! the return of the pink sand!

[@TodePond]

Hooray!!!!

[@edoublegggg]

Feel high watching this, however I love it.

[@johnjohn12044]

Wonderful video, and got me thinking about coding a "sand" sim myself. Love the rules idea.

[@TodePond]

do it!

[@freakfreak786]

u put a lot of effort in your videos and it shows

[@TodePond]

Thank you! I try my best

[@jamesdowell5268]

I watch a truly uncomfortable amount of youtube, so much so that I have become the algorithm itself. When I sub to channels, they go over 100k subs within a year. You have been chosen. Prepare.

[@TodePond]

thank you for your blessing 🫡

[@HopDodge]

Tell me what I should do James.

[@juror12]

A cool calming video :) And yes, I simp for Bird

[@TodePond]

Thank you! and me too 🐦

[@goobus_floobus]

Part video, part song... oddly charming

[@gus3000spam]

I loved this. Also I want to want to invite bird to my wedding, and like create a startup with toad.

[@arshamshayan]

Bird doesn't need to be original, he is bird

[@Nobodyinparticular8]

I’m just waiting for the slightly eerie bits at the end to turn into an analogue horror

[@maraschwartz6731]

Nice Easter egg with the fractal colors.

[@WACdeG]

Your video's are amazing!

[@blueShinyApple]

Absolutely delightful 🌻

[@willhart2188]

Bird is being silly today.

[@TodePond]

classic berd! 🐦

[@MrHandsy]

If not for the hype ass music I'd say this is great ASMR