The Recursion Atlas levelling the plate
№ I — IX A Field Guide to Computed Forms Est. MMXXVI · Live Render

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Field objective

Find all nine living forms.

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Plate II

Julia, Drifting

One formula breathes between body, filigree, and dust.

Field notes
Rule
z ← z² + c
Orbit
c = 0.7885 · eiθ
Escape
90 iterations
Plate III

The Clifford Attractor

One point wanders forever, slowly revealing its hidden orbit.

Field notes
Rule
x ← sin(ay) + c·cos(ax)
Points
320,000
Blend
additive, α 0.05
Plate IV

Vector Currents

Particles read noise as weather and drift into currents.

Field notes
Field
4-octave value noise
Step
1.35 px per frame
Clear
partial, α 0.052
Plate V

Coral Cipher

Two imaginary chemicals negotiate coral, cells, and mazes.

Field notes
Feed / kill
F 0.0367 · k 0.0649
Diffusion
Da 1.0 · Db 0.5
Lattice
190 cells, toroidal
Plate VI

The Lorenz Ribbon

A weather path loops forever without crossing itself.

Field notes
Constants
σ 10 · ρ 28 · β 8⁄3
Integrator
Runge–Kutta 4, dt 0.006
Ribbon
2,600 points held
Plate VII

Golden Bloom

A stubborn angle packs seeds into opposing spirals.

Field notes
Divergence
137.507°
Radius
r ∝ √n
Seeds
1,500
Plate VIII

Frost Aggregate

Random wanderers touch, freeze, and grow a crystal.

Field notes
Walkers
5,200 frozen
Contact
8-connected
State
settles, then stops
Plate IX

Harmonograph

Four fading pendulums draw until their motion is spent.

Field notes
Motion
4 damped sinusoids
Decay
0.002 – 0.006
Ratios
near-integer, detuned