/** * Spore 2 * by Mike Davis. * * A short program for alife experiments. Click in the window to restart. * Each cell is represented by a pixel on the display as well as an entry in * the array 'cells'. Each cell has a run() method, which performs actions * based on the cell's surroundings. Cells run one at a time (to avoid conflicts * like wanting to move to the same space) and in random order. */ World w; int maxcells = 8000; int numcells; Cell[] cells = new Cell[maxcells]; color spore1, spore2, spore3, spore4; color black = color(0, 0, 0); // set lower for smoother animation, higher for faster simulation int runs_per_loop = 10000; void setup() { size(640, 200, P2D); frameRate(24); clearscr(); w = new World(); spore1 = color(128, 172, 255); spore2 = color(64, 128, 255); spore3 = color(255, 128, 172); spore4 = color(255, 64, 128); numcells = 0; seed(); } void seed() { // Add cells at random places for (int i = 0; i < maxcells; i++) { int cX = int(random(width)); int cY = int(random(height)); int c; float r = random(1); if (r < 0.25) c = spore1; else if (r < 0.5) c = spore2; else if (r < 0.75) c = spore3; else c = spore4; if (w.getpix(cX, cY) == black) { w.setpix(cX, cY, c); cells[numcells] = new Cell(cX, cY); numcells++; } } } void draw() { // Run cells in random order for (int i = 0; i < runs_per_loop; i++) { int selected = min((int)random(numcells), numcells - 1); cells[selected].run(); } } void clearscr() { for (int y = 0; y < height; y++) { for (int x = 0; x < width; x++) { set(x, y, color(0)); } } } class Cell { int x, y; Cell(int xin, int yin) { x = xin; y = yin; } // Perform action based on surroundings void run() { // Fix cell coordinates while(x < 0) { x+=width; } while(x > width - 1) { x-=width; } while(y < 0) { y+=height; } while(y > height - 1) { y-=height; } // Cell instructions int myColor = w.getpix(x, y); if (myColor == spore1) { if (w.getpix(x - 1, y + 1) == black && w.getpix(x + 1, y + 1) == black && w.getpix(x, y + 1) == black) move(0, 1); else if (w.getpix(x - 1, y) == spore2 && w.getpix(x - 1, y - 1) != black) move(0, -1); else if (w.getpix(x - 1, y) == spore2 && w.getpix(x - 1, y - 1) == black) move(-1, -1); else if (w.getpix(x + 1, y) == spore1 && w.getpix(x + 1, y - 1) != black) move(0, -1); else if (w.getpix(x + 1, y) == spore1 && w.getpix(x + 1, y - 1) == black) move(1, -1); else move((int)random(3) - 1, 0); } else if (myColor == spore2) { if (w.getpix(x - 1, y + 1) == black && w.getpix(x + 1, y + 1) == black && w.getpix(x, y + 1) == black) move(0, 1); else if (w.getpix(x + 1, y) == spore1 && w.getpix(x + 1, y - 1) != black) move(0, -1); else if (w.getpix(x + 1, y) == spore1 && w.getpix(x + 1, y - 1) == black) move(1, -1); else if (w.getpix(x - 1, y) == spore2 && w.getpix(x - 1, y - 1) != black) move(0, -1); else if (w.getpix(x - 1, y) == spore2 && w.getpix(x - 1, y - 1) == black) move(-1, -1); else move((int)random(3) - 1, 0); } else if (myColor == spore3) { if (w.getpix(x - 1, y - 1) == black && w.getpix(x + 1, y - 1) == black && w.getpix(x, y - 1) == black) move(0, -1); else if (w.getpix(x - 1, y) == spore4 && w.getpix(x - 1, y + 1) != black) move(0, 1); else if (w.getpix(x - 1, y) == spore4 && w.getpix(x - 1, y + 1) == black) move(-1, 1); else if (w.getpix(x + 1, y) == spore3 && w.getpix(x + 1, y + 1) != black) move(0, 1); else if (w.getpix(x + 1, y) == spore3 && w.getpix(x + 1, y + 1) == black) move(1, 1); else move((int)random(3) - 1, 0); } else if (myColor == spore4) { if (w.getpix(x - 1, y - 1) == black && w.getpix(x + 1, y - 1) == black && w.getpix(x, y - 1) == black) move(0, -1); else if (w.getpix(x + 1, y) == spore3 && w.getpix(x + 1, y + 1) != black) move(0, 1); else if (w.getpix(x + 1, y) == spore3 && w.getpix(x + 1, y + 1) == black) move(1, 1); else if (w.getpix(x - 1, y) == spore4 && w.getpix(x - 1, y + 1) != black) move(0, 1); else if (w.getpix(x - 1, y) == spore4 && w.getpix(x - 1, y + 1) == black) move(-1, 1); else move((int)random(3) - 1, 0); } } // Will move the cell (dx, dy) units if that space is empty void move(int dx, int dy) { if (w.getpix(x + dx, y + dy) == black) { w.setpix(x + dx, y + dy, w.getpix(x, y)); w.setpix(x, y, color(0)); x += dx; y += dy; } } } // The World class simply provides two functions, get and set, which access the // display in the same way as getPixel and setPixel. The only difference is that // the World class's get and set do screen wraparound ("toroidal coordinates"). class World { void setpix(int x, int y, int c) { while(x < 0) x+=width; while(x > width - 1) x-=width; while(y < 0) y+=height; while(y > height - 1) y-=height; set(x, y, c); } color getpix(int x, int y) { while(x < 0) x+=width; while(x > width - 1) x-=width; while(y < 0) y+=height; while(y > height - 1) y-=height; return get(x, y); } } void mousePressed() { setup(); }