On simulations of self-reproducing cellular automata with shape-encoding mechanism

We have designed self-reproducing cellular automata based on two- and three-dimensional self-inspection, and emphasized the importance of simulating the intercellular transitions during the design phase. In particular, to understand the behavior in three dimensions, viewing the video image is essential. In this paper, we present videos generated by a simulation tool we built and demonstrate the operation according to the designs of previously designed self-reproducing cellular automata. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 3, 87(3): 58–66, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecjc.10083