https://github.com/joshbrew/morphogenesis-cellular-automata

WebGPU implementation in plain js. Based on: Simulation of vessel morphogenesis using cellular automata - Mario Markus, Dominik Bohm, Malte Schmick, 1999
https://github.com/joshbrew/morphogenesis-cellular-automata

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WebGPU implementation in plain js. Based on: Simulation of vessel morphogenesis using cellular automata - Mario Markus, Dominik Bohm, Malte Schmick, 1999

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/joshbrew/morphogenesis-cellular-automata
• Owner: joshbrew
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-06-09T08:11:21.000Z (12 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-08-21T08:20:53.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-09-07T21:29:38.001Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: cellular-automata, html, js, webgpu
• Language: HTML
• Homepage:
• Size: 59.6 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Morphogenesis-Cellular-Automata

Based on: Simulation of vessel morphogenesis using cellular automata - Mario Markus, Dominik Bohm, Malte Schmick, 1999

Uses WebGPU compute shaders, <1ms frame time at base resolution. Would be fun to make a 3D raymarched version for a volumetric sim, or competing different spawns with different parameters against each other to see what patterns emerge. If you find any cool presets, reach out so I can update the list: brewster.joshua1@gmail.com

## [Try it](https://codepen.io/mootytootyfrooty/pen/OPVxPxp)

Even does Belousov-Zhabotinsky oscillations (I don't have the preset, though but you can see it in this video (click the red image)): 

[![Watch the video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9zgjIUWOOcE/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zgjIUWOOcE)

[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zgjIUWOOcE)

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/af9e816c-52a6-43d1-a9a9-7983b7ac3740

Otherwise it does bifurcation, snowflakes, mitosis - you name it. 

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ed39406c-4a3a-4649-9145-d33a675cc640)

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5137fa3f-4761-4865-85a9-a7629c3bb4fb)

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d831beea-06e2-42c1-93d8-f8e5df4bf558)

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/df41e193-1307-43c9-ad2c-196c7162748f)