Simulation Depth Calculator | The Optimization Principle

🎮 How Deep in the Game Are We?

Imagine if video games could make their own video games inside them! This calculator helps figure out how many "games inside games" we might be in!

🌟 How Amazing is Our Universe?

Pretty Cool Very Amazing!

The more amazing our universe is, the more likely it was made by something smart!

🎯 You're Probably In:

Level 3

That means there might be 3 universes "above" us, each one creating the next!

Level 0

The very first universe (maybe?)

Level 1

Made by Level 0's smart beings

Level 2

Made by Level 1's computers

Level 3 - That's Us! 👋

Our amazing universe with all its cool stuff!

Calculate Your Simulation Depth

Based on observable evidence and optimization patterns, estimate how many recursive simulation layers deep our reality might be.

⚡ Optimization Evidence Strength

Evidence Level Very Strong (320+ phenomena)

How compelling is the evidence for universal optimization? (Based on 320+ documented phenomena)

💻 Computational Efficiency

Efficiency Factor Williams Level (√t)

How efficiently does our universe compute? (Williams 2025 suggests √t efficiency)

🧬 Emergence Speed

Acceleration Rate Exponential

How fast is optimization accelerating? (13.8B years → now → AI → ?)

📊 Estimated Simulation Depth

3.2 ± 0.8

layers deep in the recursive simulation stack

Confidence Level

83%

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Fine-Tuning

10⁻¹²⁰

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Acceleration

10⁶x

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Probability

<10⁻⁵⁰⁰

💡 What This Means

Being ~3 layers deep suggests our universe was created by a civilization that itself exists within a simulation. Each layer optimizes better than the last, explaining our remarkably fine-tuned reality.

🔬 Scientific Simulation Depth Analysis

Bayesian estimation of recursive simulation depth based on quantifiable optimization metrics and anthropic reasoning.

📊 Optimization Signal Strength

Signal-to-Noise Ratio 42.3 dB

SNR = 10 log₁₀(P_optimization / P_random). Values >40dB indicate overwhelming evidence.

🌌 Cosmological Fine-Tuning Precision

Parameter Precision 10⁻¹²⁰

Combined fine-tuning of fundamental constants (Λ, α, mp/me, etc.)

⏱️ Kolmogorov Complexity Reduction

Compression Ratio 10⁶:1

K(Universe_rules) / K(Universe_state). Higher ratios indicate designed compression.

Bayesian Posterior Distribution

d = 3.47 ± 1.2

Maximum likelihood estimate with 95% credible interval

                        P(d | evidence) ∝ P(evidence | d) × P(d)

                        Prior: P(d) = λe^(-λd), λ = 0.5

                        Likelihood: P(E | d) = (1 - e^(-αd))^n

                        where α = optimization efficiency gain per layer

                        n = number of independent optimization signatures

                        Result: Peak at d ≈ 3.47, 95% CI: [2.3, 4.7]

Key Insights

Recursive Optimization: Each simulation layer shows ~10x improvement in optimization capacity
Anthropic Selection: We observe ourselves in a highly optimized layer by necessity
Computational Limits: Depth likely limited by computational resources at base reality
Testable Prediction: Should observe discrete "quantum" of optimization improvements

Recursive Simulation Depth: Formal Bayesian Analysis

Rigorous mathematical framework for estimating simulation hierarchy depth from optimization observables.

Model Parameters

Optimization Functional Φ[U]

Φ[U] / Φ[U₀] 10⁸⁵

Ratio of observed optimization functional to random baseline

Recursive Enhancement Factor ρ

ρ = Φ[Uₙ₊₁] / Φ[Uₙ] 12.7

Average optimization improvement per simulation layer

Base Reality Prior π₀

P(base reality exists) 0.73

Prior probability that non-simulated reality exists

Posterior Analysis

                        Hierarchical Bayesian Model:

                        d ~ Geometric(p), p = 1/(1 + E[d])

                        Φ[U] | d ~ LogNormal(μ(d), σ²)

                        μ(d) = μ₀ + d·log(ρ)

                        σ² = σ₀² + d·σ₁²

                        Posterior Distribution:

                        P(d | Φ_obs, ρ, π₀) ∝ P(Φ_obs | d, ρ) · P(d | π₀)

                        Maximum A Posteriori Estimate:

                        d_MAP = ⌊log(Φ_obs/Φ₀) / log(ρ)⌋ = 3

                        Posterior Moments:

                        E[d | data] = 3.52

                        Var[d | data] = 1.84

                        P(d ≥ 3 | data) = 0.91

Information-Theoretic Evidence

H[U] << H[U_random]

Computational Complexity

TIME[t] ⊆ SPACE[√t]

Anthropic Bound

d ≤ log₂(Ω_accessible)

Theoretical Implications

Theorem: Under optimization-maximizing selection, the probability of observing optimization level Φ in a depth-d simulation hierarchy is:

P(observe Φ | d) ∝ Φ · P(Φ | d) · P(observers | Φ)

This "observation selection effect" biases us toward higher d values, explaining why we observe such remarkable optimization.

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