A simple 16x16 dot animation from simple math rules

116 andrewrn 24 5/10/2025, 2:56:38 AM tixy.land ↗

Comments (24)

alexilchenko · 1m ago
alexilchenko · 9m ago
jakegmaths · 4h ago
I loved tixy when I first discovered it a few years ago so created this https://www.mathsuniverse.com/tixy (with permission from the original author) with puzzles to solve on the tixy grid. I use it with my computer science students who get really into it.
oneeyedpigeon · 1h ago
Reminds me of [Replicube](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3401490/Replicube/), which has released recently and does the same kind of thing in 3D.
dndn1 · 1h ago
This is a cool way to teach!

I was blown away by the little functions at first and I too made a clone to experiment with calculang [1].

I added an evaluation feature (F9) so you can select sub-expressions and see what they do, which was helpful to figure out some patterns (video in [2])

[1] https://calculang-editables.netlify.app/tixyish

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXUd_-xrycs

soegaard · 2h ago
Well done!
Isognoviastoma · 1h ago
alexilchenko · 23m ago
rpastuszak · 5h ago
I made a drawing app with programmable brushes inspired by tixy:

https://fig.sonnet.io

It’s pretty fun because the shape dynamics are time, and not pressure/tilt based, so you need to draw in a rhythm.

Here’s how they work and how they’re implemented:

https://untested.sonnet.io/notes/fig-tree-brushes/

continuational · 2h ago
_def · 2h ago
i don't even know whats happening but its mesmerizing https://tixy.land/?code=sin%28i*t%2F128%29
xanlack · 20m ago
really impressive, keep up the good work
Nautman · 1h ago
I love it! Here's a windscreen wiper.

https://tixy.land/?code=sin%28t%29*%281%2Bx%2By%29-x

tjwds · 20m ago
When this was first released, I put together an homage to the music video for “Fell In Love With A Girl” by The White Stripes.

https://tixy.land/?code=floor(t%256)%20%3D%3D%3D%200%20%3F%0...

tgv · 1h ago
I’m considering that as a load screen animation. Bunch of different functions, and the user will be entertained.
shakedownstreet · 3h ago
GenshoTikamura · 2h ago
Would be cool to implement this physically as an array of iris diaphragms
tetris11 · 4h ago
antirez · 4h ago
The classic: sin(x/2+t)+cos(y/2+sin(t))
fulafel · 4h ago
Cool stuff.

Learned by scrolling far enough right in view source: The last line is editable and eval'd.

Request to author: keep the newlines.

Jyaif · 1m ago
> The last line is editable and eval'd

Right. https://tixy.land/?code=alert(%22foo%22)

spencerflem · 4h ago
this is beautiful. i love it so much :)
bingrrr · 8h ago
great