ALIEN is an artificial life simulation program based on a specialized physics and rendering engine in CUDA

3 years ago by ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to c/opensource

Artificial LIfe ENvironment (ALIEN) is an artificial life simulation tool based on a specialized 2D particle engine in CUDA for soft bodies and fluid-like media. Each simulated body consists of a network of particles that can be enriched with higher-level functions, ranging from pure information processing capabilities to physical equipment (such as sensors, muscles, weapons, constructors, etc.) whose executions are orchestrated by a signaling system. The bodies can be thought of as agents or digital organisms operating in a common environment.

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nocaptchaforme 5 points 3 years ago

Are there any other interesting programs like this? I've always been a fan of things like Conway's Game of Life.

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yogthos 0 points 3 years ago

There are a few life simulator projects, OpenWorm is another really interesting one for example. What I'd like to see is a distributed version of ALIEN where it runs kind of like seti@home, then you could build out a massive ecosystem of virtual life to see what happens.

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nocaptchaforme 2 points 3 years ago

I never even considered that! What a phenomenal idea.

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