[HN Gopher] Mote: An Interactive Ecosystem Simulation [video]
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       Mote: An Interactive Ecosystem Simulation [video]
        
       https://www.tiktok.com/@recursecenter/video/7597943894319369...
        
       Author : evakhoury
       Score  : 49 points
       Date   : 2026-01-21 22:30 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | cr125rider wrote:
       | This is super cool. I love simulations like this. And this is
       | running at a huge scale!
        
       | dev_l1x_be wrote:
       | The architecture here is fascinating. Specifically using a graph
       | processor approach where entities are nodes connected by edges
       | (springs) for everything from physics to data transmission. I
       | really like it.
        
         | nylonstrung wrote:
         | It's the perfect abstraction for representing cell membranes,
         | force flow dynamics etc
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         | So excited for this project
        
       | nicholasjbs wrote:
       | I've had the pleasure of following Peter's progress on this
       | project over the past 18 months or so, and it's been incredible
       | to see how far he's taken it.
       | 
       | When he first described it to me, I didn't really "get" it (is it
       | a game? a simulation? some other sort of environment?), and it
       | wasn't until seeing an actual demo and hearing Peter explain his
       | thinking more deeply that it clicked.
       | 
       | It's basically a giant simulation environment that is 1) visually
       | stunning (and _all_ visual aspects are meaningful  / carry
       | semantic information and aren't just glitter), 2) technically
       | quite impressive, and 3) built for rapid exploration and
       | experimentation. If that sounds at all interesting, you should
       | watch the video to hear Peter's talk!
       | 
       | (Writing this as someone who generally doesn't like to watch
       | videos online; this is one of the rare cases where I think it's
       | worth it, and a video is a better format than text in explaining
       | the thing.)
        
         | embedding-shape wrote:
         | What I really want, is to run and experiment with it myself,
         | locally. But I couldn't find a repository anywhere, even from
         | his linked GitHub profile. You happen to know if it's online
         | somewhere?
        
           | nicholasjbs wrote:
           | I don't think he's released the code yet, but my
           | understanding is that he plans to!
        
       | aylmao wrote:
       | The sound is a bit much, especially during a presentation. I have
       | to keep pausing to rest from it, but overall very cool project.
        
       | mockingloris wrote:
       | This is math, beauty, art, creativity, ... unique. My mind is all
       | over the place. Still wrapping my head around it but, I'd really
       | like to see where this leads.
        
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