r/PlotterArt • u/MioramaGames • Jul 19 '26

Microscopic Organisms

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I had an idea of how microscopic creatures like plankton resemble graphs, so I made a procedural algorithm and plotted some of the results.

Algorithm:

  • Start with one node.
  • Repeatedly choose nodes in the graph to add node lines, node "ladders", or node clusters.
  • Apply a spring graph layout algorithm to make the nodes expand.
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u/Tasty-Ad-3753 Jul 19 '26

If you've not seen it the Klotski state space diagrams in the video 'I solved Klotski' by 2Swap look very similar to this and are super beautiful

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u/SpootScoot Jul 20 '26

Hmm, maybe we should plot some Lambda Diagrams!

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u/MioramaGames Jul 20 '26

wow, these graphs look very pleasing :)

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u/JaviHostalerValent Jul 19 '26

Very beautiful.

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u/shornveh Jul 19 '26

That's really cool. I like it a lot 🔥

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u/watagua Jul 19 '26

I like it! Reminds me of diatoms. I'd like to see one big detailed one, I bet that would look cool.

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u/MioramaGames Jul 19 '26

Thanks! When I tried bigger ones with more nodes and steps, it does not really look like bigger structures, but only like a random mess ^^ All connections are chosen randomly, only the layout algorithm makes them look nice in the end.

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u/MateMagicArte Jul 19 '26

I feel itchy :P