The Library

Five long-form notes on the mathematics, the philosophy of morphospace, the autonomous variants, the multi-creature pages, and the contributor protocol.

• THE PARAMETRIC MATHEMATICSFormulasThe parametric mathematics behind each creature in the catalogue. Every formula here is the actual code being run — copied from the shaders, with annotation.
• A WAY OF SEEINGMorphospace*An essay accompanying the Vivarium catalogue.*
• Liveness THE AUTONOMOUS VARIANTOn*A note on the autonomous variant.*
• Aquarium MIXED POPULATIONSThe*A companion to `creatures/aquarium.html`. The architecture is in `liveness.md`; this is for the watcher.*
• Creatures CONTRIBUTING A FAMILYAddingThe catalogue grows when creatures arrive. This document tells you how to bring one in.