# langtons-termite [![License: GPLv3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v3-blue.svg)](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0)

langtons-termite is an implementation of [Langton's ant] that runs in a terminal emulator (see also [Turmite]).
It uses [Braille Unicode] characters to display a high resolution bitmap.
Some fonts support this effect better than others.

This program is part of a project that explores implementations of Langton's ant on multiple platforms ([Classic Mac], [Commodore 64], and a modern terminal emulator).
See the article at [nybble.org] for more details.

![langtons-termite](images/screenshot.png) _Terminal: [Gnome Terminal], Font: [Anonymous Pro]_

## Building

langtons-termite is written in [Rust], so you will need to [install Rust] to compile it.

To run:

```
$ git clone https://git.sr.ht/~nybble/langtons-termite
$ cd langtons-termite
$ cargo run --release
```

## License

langtons-termite is released under the [GNU General Public License v3].

[Langton's ant]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langton's_ant
[Braille Unicode]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille_Patterns
[Classic Mac]: https://git.sr.ht/~nybble/Langtons-Ant-68k-Mac
[Commodore 64]: https://git.sr.ht/~nybble/LANGTON64
[Rust]: https://www.rust-lang.org
[Turmite]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmite
[install Rust]: https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install
[GNU General Public License v3]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
[Anonymous Pro]: https://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro
[Gnome Terminal]: https://www.gnome.org/
[nybble.org]: https://nybble.org/langtons-ant