/mucel-scala

Minimalistic multicellular simulator.

Primary LanguageScalaGNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

mucel

Minimalistic multicellular simulator. The idea here is similar to the Game Of Life, i.e. a minimal set of rules sufficient to generate life-like behavior. In the present case, the world is also 2D but not discrete.

Install

Mucel can be run in Intellij IDEA or directly by SBT. The first common step is to clone this repository.

git clone https://github.com/davips/mucel-scala

Intellij IDEA

Open the project folder. Find the Main.scala file (Ctrl+n). Run the Main.scala file (Ctrl+Shift+F10).

SBT

Install SBT. Or, for Debian Jessie and similar distros:

echo "deb https://dl.bintray.com/sbt/debian /" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sbt.list
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 2EE0EA64E40A89B84B2DF73499E82A75642AC823
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sbt

Run mucel:

cd mucel-scala
sbt run

Screenshot

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Features / To do list

  • 2D collision simulator
  • real elapsed time visualization
  • exact preemptory calculation
  • different types of cells: * [x] bubble (membrane) * [x] sensor, bulb, motor, wire * [x] ghost (only for internal collisions) * [ ] cell eater? * [ ] hit absorver? * [ ] add nonpermanent bulbs to organisms (ignites like a motor)
  • sample organisms: * [x] planarian (runs away from light) * [ ] moth (guided by light) * [ ] flea (runs towards light)
  • reproduction (how to combine organisms?) * [ ] egg cell? (when two egg cells hit, create an averaged organism) * [ ] reproduction gate?
  • improve plausibility of friction
  • organism editor
  • energy dissipation on hit? (where does the heat go?)
  • improve performance * [x] parallelize * [ ] organize each organism cells in some way to avoid n*n tests * [ ] optimize by caching or avoiding redundant calculations
  • versions * [ ] desktop * [ ] server headless
    * [ ] distributed * [ ] GPU headless
    * [ ] mobile * [ ] 3D