The work is based on mathematician John von Neumann's algorithmic theory of self -
producing automata.
Not exact matches
The classic example here is John Horton Conway's cellular
automata, which, from simple rules,
produce complex and unpredictable patterns.
Fredkin, who is a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has already
produced cellular
automata in which clusters of bits move and behave in a way that resembles electrons and photons.
For those unfamiliar, NieR:
Automata is a story based hack - and - slash RPG developed by Platinum Games and
produced by Square - Enix.