/ecosystem

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

Primary LanguageC++

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