Разработчик: DopplerFrog
Описание
Gridworld is an artificial life / evolution simulator in which abstract virtual creatures compete for food and struggle for survival. Conditions in this two-dimensional ecosystem are right for evolution to occur through natural selection.
Creatures live short and replicate fast. Evolution can therefore be observed in hours or days instead of thousands of years.
how does it work?
Creatures in Gridworld are a simple and abstract versions of biological life. They can be recognized as colored blocks moving around the grid. Just like in nature,
creatures have DNA, a digital code that describes the morphology of the creatures. in Gridworld, the dna describes the morphology of the neural network (brain) of the creature. In turn, the brain decides how the creature behaves during its life.
When a piece of dna is copied when creatures reproduce, there is a small chance of mutation in the dna. This leads to diversity in the dna pool. Natural selection causes those creatures with the best adapted genes to have more offspring. This causes the best adapted genes to increase in numbers while the weaker genes are decreasing in numbers and are eventually rooted out.
Through this process of natural selection, creatures become increasingly well adapted to their environment within each generation. And thus, evolution occurs.
How to use it?
The cool thing about evolution is that it is an autonomous process that requires no guiding hand.
You can simply start a simulation and take your hands of completely. When you come back to check after a day or two, you will find a thriving eco system of virtual creatures. You can do more than just simply observing though. Gridworld's simulations are highly customizable. The user interface allows you to tweak any simulation parameter or change the environment as you like.
This way you can set up your own experiments and watch as your creatures adapt to the world and conditions that you provide for them.
what is the goal?
Gridworld is not a game but an evolution simulator.
There is no real goal in Gridworld other than playing, learning, observing and experimenting.
The role of the user is mainly passively observing the process of evolution as it unfolds in the simulation.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or higher
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz Quad Core CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or higher
- Processor: 2.4 Ghz Quad Core CPU or faster
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Linux
- OS: 64-bit Ubuntu or equivalent
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz Quad Core CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Java has to be installed separately
- OS: 64-bit Ubuntu or equivalent
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz Quad Core CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Java has to be installed separately
Отзывы пользователей
Kind of like an aquarium, funny lil fellas.
Incredible evolution simulation that's loaded with unlimited possibilities. Unfortunately, it's written in Java and badly optimized so exploring even basic possibilities will take hours or days, when a well-written simulation in a lower-level language would take seconds, so a thumbs down for Java.
great game love it im the guy who likes these ive collected litterally all evo games i can find since there arent many this one is amazing it has that flare and although i litterally have zero idea whats going on im slowly learning i just had my first succsesful species i call them beavers since they look like them also because they work together like beathers making chains but im pretty sure the food shortage and overpopulation caused most to die in quick sucsecion but thats the beauty of it letting them learn oh and finnally can someone tell me what membranes are also a quick idea it runs smoothly but autosaves take a bit
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | DopplerFrog |
| Платформы | Windows, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 22.12.2024 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 84% положительных (169) |