Extension To Multiple States
A further extension of Langton's Ants is to consider multiple states of the Turing machine - as if the ant itself has a color that can change. These ants are called turmites, a contraction of "Turing machine termites". Common behaviours include the production of highways, chaotic growth and spiral growth.
- Some example turmites:
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Spiral growth.
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Semi-chaotic growth.
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Production of a highway after a period of chaotic growth.
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Chaotic growth with a distinctive texture.
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Growth with a distinctive texture inside an expanding frame.
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Constructing a Fibonacci spiral.
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