# Introduction

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SpaceTode is a spatial programming language.\
I use it to make new elements in the [SandPond engine](https://github.com/l2wilson94/SandPond).\
It is heavily inspired by [SPLAT](https://github.com/DaveAckley/SPLAT/).

Its source code is here: [github.com/l2wilson94/SpaceTode](https://github.com/l2wilson94/SpaceTode/)

## What does it look like?

You draw spatial rules for atoms to follow, like this one:

```
element Sand {
    @ => _
    _    @
}
```

In this example...\
The `@` represents the sand atom.\
The `_` represents an empty space.\
So... the rule makes the sand atom fall down into any empty space.

## Try it out

The easiest way to try writing SpaceTode is by [downloading the SandPond engine](https://github.com/l2wilson94/SandPond/archive/main.zip), and then writing your code in the `CustomElements.js` file.
