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File:Color coded racetrack large channel.gif, featured

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•  Info created by SimsContPics - uploaded by Sreejithk2000 - nominated by Slaunger --Slaunger (talk) 21:58, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support This racetrack animation, can make you curious to understand a new concept such as Conway's Game of Life, a cellular automaton describing the evolution of cells in a simple model based on only four very simple rules being applied from iteration to iteration. I am intrigued by following the cluster of cells racing around in the track, transforming to another type of cluster, bouncing forth and back. A great way to introduce an abstract concept to the curious mind. -- Slaunger (talk) 21:58, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support (As creator of image). SimsContPics (talk) 23:11, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Comment To me it's a bad image, but probably I do not understand the image. Can somebody explain the image to me? Where it is being used?--Miguel Bugallo 00:57, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

  I hope you have navigated to the file page as the thumbnail generation here is apparently not showing it as an animation (as it should)? For more details about what is happening click the links in the file page, see, e.g., Reflector for an example. A lenghty discussion about the particular animation here can also be found here at the en wp FPC nomination page. If you want to play around with these facinating structures yourself, I recommend downloading golly. I have had great fun with that together with my kids . --Slaunger (talk) 10:34, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I did not clarify myself--Miguel Bugallo 11:35, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

•  Support not heard of it either. but after reading the article on en:wiki i think it is a good illustration. great to see that even such niche topics are illustrated. keep on rollin'. regards, PETER WEIS TALK 10:06, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support, nice. --Avenue (talk) 14:50, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Weak support Hard to figure out what it is. --IdLoveOne (talk) 00:23, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
• {{WSupport}} To me the image is not assessable like other images, but it is an acceptable, useful image and with quality--Miguel Bugallo 00:54, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Oppose -- The "Game of Life" is fascinating but I don't think this particular example should be chosen as an FP of the type. In my opinion if lacks simplicity ... and beauty (visual beauty, I mean). -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 22:56, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Comment Sorry, I can't vote. I can not understand--Miguel Bugallo 01:51, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support I think it's a good illustration that shows how a simple set of rules can cause apparently complex patterns. Anyone who knows about the Game of Life can recognize this animation (the yellow 'walkers' are typical). People who are not familiar with the subject may not recognize it, but that does not make the photo less valuable. Onno Zweers (talk) 21:30, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support AMAZING! I have always loved this image, and yet have never thought of nominating it! –hoverFly | chat? 22:34, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Support. --Спас Колев (talk) 08:08, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
•  Neutral I love Conway's Game of Life, and because of that I must oppose. The color coding might be useful for someone who knows and understands the game - but for the initiated it must be highly confusing unless it is explained that the colors don't matter at all. I might support a monochrome version. Plrk (talk) 23:37, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

  The description for the image does explain the colour code. --SimsContPics (talk) 09:52, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

  That is true. I still think it is unclear, but I've changed to neutral. Plrk (talk) 12:13, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 8 support, 1 oppose, 1 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky ^talk 08:08, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animated