Reimplementation of particle-life
in Julia, using Agents.jl and Makie.jl. The entire code, including visualization, is <200 lines.
The code uses pretty straight-forward multi-threading for the velocity updates, and achieves >200fps for moderate number of particles (800 particles somewhat densely packed), including drawing, and about 30-40fps for 3000 particles.
video.mp4
The tool allows for interaction with the rules on the fly.
To use, install this package and also a Makie Backend -- presumably GLMakie. Then run run_sim():
$ git clone https://github.com/RomeoV/ParticleLife.jl
$ cd ParticleLife.jl
$ julia --project=.
julia> ]instantiate
julia> ]add GLMakie
julia> using ParticleLife, GLMakie
julia> run_sim()