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Boids flock

Emergent flocking from simple rules

Snapshot

Steering agents with separation, alignment, cohesion.

What this template is for

Explain complexity science and ship living backgrounds that feel alive.

Best when you need

  • Emergence demos
  • Living backgrounds
  • AI steering teaching
  • Installation art

Usually includes

  • Many autonomous agents
  • Three classic boid rules
  • Obstacle avoidance option
  • Parameter sliders
  • 2D or simple 3D

Iteration ideas

Ask for these next in the same Build chat — one or two per turn.

  • Predator agent
  • Food targets
  • Species colors
  • VR/large canvas mode

Who it serves

Educators, creative technologists

Prompt seed

Paste into web Grok Build, then refine.

Build a "Boids flock" using the Grok Build template as the base.
Goal: Emergent flocking from simple rules
Primary use case: Emergence demos
Requirements: polished UI, mobile-first, working preview in one shot.
Tone: modern, restrained, production-demo quality — not a wireframe.

New to the loop? Learn web Build walks chat → preview → iterate → publish, using templates like this as practice ships.