Self-reproducers use contrapuntal means
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By evolving self-reproducers, found in two-dimensional Cellular Automata rules, we obtain fractal-like objects. This paper focuses on analyzing the fractal features of different self-reproducers and provides a perspective on how it is possible to translate into music some creative processes self-reproducers show, which are similar to the counterpoint method. Many self-reproducers are tied together and combined to imitate or respond to the rhythm of other self-reproducers, thus realizing the inner beauty of the life-likeartificial shapes.
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