imnetcat / ecosystem

Interactive virtual ecosystem. Cells evolution. Evolution from unicellular to multicellular organisms in a virtual world

Ecosystem

This is interactive cells ecosystem simulation.

Concept

This is implementation of the cells genetic algorithm with natural selection in a virtual world. The world is a 2D grid of cells closed along the x axis.

World rules

The world is somewhat like a cross-section of a small reservoir, like lake or jar with watter.

• World 2D
• World closed along the x axis
• There are live cells. They can:
  • born (in several ways)
  • die of lack of food, after death, the cell turns into organic matter
  • die from old age, after death, the cell turns into organic
  • eat food. Food for cells can be:
    • light
    • organic
    • another live cell
  • be eaten by another cell
  • actions, diet and properties of the cell are determined by the genome
  • the genome of the cell can mutate, or it can remain the same
• Organic has a gravity and fall down to the bottom
• Light falls from above and with each passed cell its power becomes less and less

Dependencies

SFML 2.6.1+ TGUI

##Install dependencies with vcpkg:

Install vcpkg:

git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
.\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat

Install dependencies:

.\vcpkg\vcpkg install sfml:x64-windows
.\vcpkg\vcpkg install tgui:x64-windows

Benchmarks

100x51 world, 4000 life entities Render max time: 199431 ms Simulation tick update max time: 1020 ms

TODO:

• Decompose GUI from data
• Use new GUI libraries
• Use vpkg for manage dependencies
• Decompose genetic algorithm from it's special implementation