Pheno is a living plant, a quiet soul in the vegetative realm of the FSM series. It takes root at a single X/Y/Z coordinate in a boundless Cartesian garden, its reach stretching from −128 to 128 on every axis. Many Phenoi may share the same patch of space, their roots intertwined in unseen layers.

With each new generation, a Pheno inherits whispers of its ancestry-shapes, colors, and patterns passed down like genetic memory. As it matures, it unfurls fresh branches, delicate leaves, and strange glyphs born from its own secret alphabet. Half of all Phenoi are wanderers, drifting through space and gathering new hues for their palettes; the others stand steadfast, rooted in place for all time.

The underlying grid of the animation is resolution independent. Try different formats like portrait, landscape or square. On the project page you'll find a tool to adjust some parameters via queries components. Please visit: https://pheno.julian-h.de for more information

CONTROLS [f] To enter fullscreen mode [spacebar] Play or pause the animation [s] Export current frame as a PNG [g] Capture a small GIF [G] Press once to start capturing a GIF and press [G] again to stop the capture process. [F] to capture raw frames [H] X/Y/Z History\n [I] Inspect

Created using p5.js and GLSL.

Julian Hespenheide, 2025