Comment by kristopolous

I had a similar effect for a C program I wrote a long time ago (I think 2007?). Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4j-BkwMB20

and the code: https://github.com/kristopolous/ascsee

I just updated it so it compiles on modern systems.

I also found the original version if you like being an archaeologist: https://9ol.es/tmp/gol.c