This module is based on a discrete model of cellular automata. The foundation of this model is a space consisting of adjacent cells that form the "Universe." Each cell in the "Universe" can be alive, dead, immortal, or non-revivable. The size of the "Universe" is limited to 8 by 16 cells, but its borders are wrapped: the left side continues into the right, the top into the bottom, and vice versa. The eight cells surrounding each cell are called its neighborhood.

The transition of cells from one state to another is determined by rules you define. These rules are the same for all cells. In one step, the automaton processes each cell and, based on its current state and the state of its neighborhood, determines the new state that will be applied in the next generation. Before launching the automaton, you set the initial state of the cells manually or randomly.

For example, consider the rules of John Conway's "Game of Life," which in the "Universe" module are specified by the values of 3 for the "new" slider and 2 for the "keep" slider. Under these rules, "life" in an lonely cell disappears in the next generation since it lacks either three neighbors to give birth to new life or two neighbors to sustain it.

With two adjacent populated cells, the situation is similar: each of them has only one neighbor, which does not meet the conditions for sustaining life.

However, with three adjacent populated cells, the situation changes. The central cell now has two neighbors, which satisfies the condition for keeping life. The cells above and below the central one each have three neighbors, which falls under the rule for new life generation. But the two cells at the ends of the original line have only one neighbor, which is not enough either for keeping life or for new generation, so they die in the next generation.

In the second generation, the situation repeats, because the new figure is identical to the first one, only rotated by 90 degrees. As a result, an oscillating figure is formed, known as a "blinker."

Each "Commune" either reacts to the occupancy of any individual cell or interprets the occupancy density as a percentage.

The universe is infinite — the left edge continues to the right, the bottom continues to the top, meaning each cell has eight neighbors.

Touching cells with "add" brush adds or clears "life"; with "fix" brush, it sets "immortality"; and with "block" brush, it enforces "non-revivability."

Use the commune selection mode button to choose a commune by simply tapping universe cells, and use the commune cloning mode button to quickly replicate the link with the last selected commune across other universe cells.

Auto-reset mode returns cellular automata to their initial state when a new voice is activated or the last is released. Outside auto-reset mode, "life" continues evolving from the last state.

The first mode outputs maximum signal if at least one cell in the commune is populated, the second mode reflects signal strength proportional to the population share, the third outputs a minimum signal if at least one cell is populated, and the last attenuates the signal proportionally to the population share.

The indicator appears above the cellular automata settings panel only when the commune settings sliders are touched.