Vine — a generative garden

Vine grows L-system plants from any point you click. Each seed sprouts a stem that branches, twists, and unfolds leaves at its tips. The branching follows simple rules but the result is never the same twice — each plant is unique.

How to play

Click anywhere — a seed appears and starts growing toward the top. Drag to push wind across the canvas: vines bend in the cursor's direction. PNG saves the garden, Reset wipes it.

Why it's satisfying

L-systems were invented by botanist Aristid Lindenmayer in 1968 to model how plants grow. Watching the recursive rule unfold into something that looks alive — a vine, a coral, a fern — is a small biological awe in twenty seconds.

About

Vine is part of Alcy, free contemplative micro-games. For more growth: Bloom, Maze, Spirograph.