Generation0

Units2,492

Moves0

Transport

Energy motion

Seeded terrain held

Terrain pace

Generations per level

One control-point level360 generations

Terrain age · 0 · Active drift · 0.0%

Seeded control points move one level at a time, rest for one pace, and begin at staggered phases. Pause stops both clocks.

Below Y · motive falls

Seek higher

Y · lower threshold2

Above X · motive rises

Seek lower

X · upper threshold15

Counts 2–15 hold motive · values persist from 1 through 5.

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Motive Field

Persistent motives send crowded units down a smoothed energy substrate and isolated units upward, while remembered arrows carry momentum through local ties.

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Current composition

01The fixed substrate carries smoothed energy levels 2–5; adjacent levels differ by at most one.
02Fewer than 2 proximal units lowers motive; more than 15 raises it.
03Low motive climbs energy; high motive descends. Motive 3 follows its remembered arrow.
04After terrain, Moore sum, and proximal count, the arrow breaks ties; blocked headings rotate clockwise.

Selected: (80, 80) · E3 · Empty
Proximal count: 3 / 24
Disposition: terrain-neutral · follows arrow
History arrow: —
Intent: No unit
Terrain motion: Fixed
Layer view: Energy visible · units 80%
Field: 160 × 160 · toroidal

Experiment index005 / 100

Game of Life: Motive Field

Paused

160 × 160 · toroidal · 9.7% occupied

Click and drag to add or remove north-pointing neutral-motive units. Turn on Inspect cell to select without drawing and reveal the extended Moore neighborhood, history arrow, and intended destination. With the playfield focused, use arrow keys to move the cursor, Enter to toggle a unit when inspection is off, P to play or pause, and S to step.

Energy 2Energy 3Energy 4Energy 5Unit · motive 1–5↑Arrow · last move

Crowded units descend; isolated units climb; neutral units carry their momentum. Blocked arrows turn clockwise until a move opens.