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by VLM 2817 days ago
Abstract answer: Find FPGA class notes and lab notes online

Very specific answer: I always wanted to do the FPGA lab where you simulate the vibrating parts of a percussion instrument like a drum head live in real time with a push button to hit the drum and an audio out. I suppose a CUDA GPU version would output a .wav file. I suppose if you can get Game Of Life working this is a logical next step where you're simulating a 2-D structure under load rather than an abstract 2-D automaton. I wonder what a drum head looks like as a topo-map slowed down by a factor of 10K or so, probably interesting looking with nodes and reflections all over.