PHYSARUM: Slime Mold Simulator

Very cool simulation. I have mainly been using it in Video mode with ripped VHS tapes to get some cool visuals for streaming / video synthesis stuff. Dev also responded in forums and added requested features, which is always a big plus.

This is pretty cool, but you have to be the right kind of person to like it. It's interesting to set up and watch the simulations, and study how the particles respond to each other, and what all the parameters do.. or to just play with the presets and hit "randomize all", and see if you can generate something trippy quickly. The webcam mode is fun, too. Aside from just playing with it, I could imagine incorporating it into my twitch stream (replacing my normal webcam source with a game capture source that's capturing this program)... not all the time, but as a gimmick for whatever reason, like matching the game's aesthetic when playing Tetris Effect or something. Overall this isn't a "game" and there's not necessarily a practical "use" for it for most people, but if you like messing around with particle-based simulations like I do, you might just dig it.

none of the FX in the fancy video are possible...what is shown in promo is NOTHING like what you get...it is basically a way of making different coloured circles. Yes there are image and video modes...again NOTHING like the promo video is possible, it just adds a grain to the image, you can choose the colour of that grain...very poor marketing and very underwhelming...I bought this on the strength of the demo...unless I am missing some control panel (I have accessed all parts as far as i know) then this is no better that what you could program on a pc from 1988...if these FX are possible it needs to come with tutorial and examples files...DO NOT BUY

11/10 would slime mold simulator again 30 hours edit: 11/10 still would slime mold simulator again

A really cool simulator to play around with (provided you can amuse yourself, it's not a "game" game). The background music is also lovely! Try the demo if you are at all interested.

What can I say, this dev knows everything there is to know about simulating slime and mold.

What it does it does well. Responsive, multiple ways to play with it. Fun and worth the money if you like looking at things like this.

Very trippy toy.

Why the ♥♥♥♥ is a more than a decade old pixar short the seed for some of this. Also add edge to edge continuity for those smooth slimes. You are a twisted person and I only wanted the implementations from the OG paper. Up your game.

very cool simulator, im using it for my architecture school for exploring organic shapes and patterns, and its been very useful! thanks for making it!!