Generative ASCII

A particle simulation runs against one of four attractor types: Lorenz, Rossler, spiral, and flow field, depositing brightness values onto a grid. Each cell's brightness is mapped to a character from a density-sorted palette, producing ASCII art that reflects the attractor's topology.

PreText measures exact character widths in the target monospace font, ensuring the proportional-to-mono mapping preserves spatial structure. The seed is derived from the timestamp, so every page load is unique. A deterministic RNG means the same seed always produces the same piece.

Rarity is assigned by a hash of the seed: 75% common, 17% uncommon, 7% rare, 1% mythic. Rarer pieces get longer reveal animations, colored borders, and glow effects. Hit 'New pull' to generate another.