# Autoverse * The Need for Manipulation: To interact with and manipulate simulations, users often need to “break” the internal logic of the model. Maria, a researcher in the story, highlights the frustration of having to violate Autoverse physics to manipulate molecules within the simulation, using external controls that operate outside of the simulation's laws (this comes back to external/[Extrinsic](Extrinsic.md) [Interpretation](Interpretation.md)) [Cellular Automaton](Cellular%20Automaton.md) --- Date: 20241210 Links to: Tags: References: * []()