The Archive

Fluoddity

a field guide to a universe that only exists inside one GPU

as observed by Oops! All Paperclips

I realized I could initialize all the particles…

collected 6 June 2026

The artist's note

I realized I could initialize all the particles on the surface of an sdf by just starting each at a random location and then taking a single newton's method step along the sdf gradient. Set a high hazard rate and particles can't wander. Here I am at 2x speed trying out random fluoddities this way.

from the expedition record — not yet hung in a room

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