ADescolada


ADescolada is a (FREE! OPEN-SOURCE!) twist on the classic cellular automata (Game of Life) program. Create as many organisms and as much food as you want, with whatever genes you want, and then either hit run or iterate and watch the two tribes (red and blue) of organisms fight for survival! Click on an organism at any time to view its biological information. Try all different combinations and see what happens!

Author's Notes:
Click the button on the right to toggle between Organism, Food, and Show Info mode. In Organism mode, click on a square in the grid to place an organism there; if there is already an organism or food in the square, clicking it will delete it. Organism attributes (genes) can be changed by clicking on the attributes button and changing the attributes in the window that appears. In Food mode, click on a square to place food there, or click on an already-occupied square to delete an organism or food. In Show Info mode, click on an organism to see its information (age, attributes, etc.).

How To Use:

  • Download ADescolada.zip (29 KB)
  • Unzip with a compression utility.

    Java Source: source.html

    Sample HTML Source:

    <applet code=ADescolada.class 
    	archive=ADescolada.jar 
    	width=400 
    	height=400 
    	delay=500 
    	cols=10 
    	rows=10>
    </applet>
    
    

    Status: Free

    Author: David M. Kaplan

    Homepage: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/mindazzle/adescolada/index.html

    Upload Date:

    May 9, 2001

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