This Bitsy art game invites you to take a contemplative wander across a now dormant universe of cellular automata, ala Conway's Game of Life. You are entirely free to explore the "ashes" left behind from the final run cycle, identifying any uncommon objects, or simply admire the clusters and constellations formed by its varied "still lives". Each object has a category name that corresponds with those used by researchers, although the conventions are largely informal.

Instructions / Tips

There is no goal this this piece, only exploration. Move to the edges of the screen to navigate to new areas of the universe. Traversal is partially random, and the rooms are generated anew before each playthrough. Typical length may be only a few minutes of gentle wandering - likely best experienced when in a meditative mood.

Plays with ambient sound.

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