Re: organic builder
Tim Hutton
Repeated self-replication is definitely a central concept in the
Organic Builder, I hope I've been able to show how easy it can be in
an artificial chemistry. (Although whether the entities in OB are
*self*-replicating or just replicating is debateable.) The only reason
no level tests the ability to produce multiple copies is that this
becomes harder to evaluate - some copies will likely be unfinished,
etc.
I'm thinking about a second version of OB that is aimed at competition
between replicating entities. I think this would be quite interesting.
The rules would have to be specific to each molecule though, which
makes it a very different system. But it would be fun.
If you have improved the code, I'd be happy to host it, for others to
retrieve. I'll keep a track of any changes I make (none for a while).
The log file should be private, I'll check. It is vulnerable to
overload but that wouldn't interfere with someone solving the levels.
I usually turn off logging when testing but it's not a big deal if a
few stray results come in. If necessary we can add a 'testing' flag.
Thanks,
Tim
On 8/9/06, dech...@esiee.fr <dech...@esiee.fr> wrote:
> Hello,
> Some thoughts/things about the organic builder :
>
> About a new level, ie challenge, it would be great to produce cells truly
> able to replicate (virtually endlessly) : the cells produced during the
> 19th challenge are similar (and that was the aim) but sadly they can't
> replicate themselves again... I guess it shouldn't be that hard to do for
> somebody who did resolve the 19th challenge, and it would be a good result
> to speak about.
>
> About a new feature, ie add variable to "chemical states", it could be
> done quite easily. However, since I am doing a refactoring, I would prefer
> not to include it. If you change something, could you log somewhere the
> modifications ?
>
> About the current state of my refactoring, the current version of the
> application is quite similar from the original. From the source point of
> view, I think it is a little better, but not a lot.
> I am going to split and to fuse some class, eg creating an "application
> engine" and a "user interface" class. May you want/be able to host a kind
> of "OrganicBuilder" server ?
>
> About the log, how does it works ? I mean is it securized ? Is there a
> system to prevent "overloading" ?
> I did use the log when testing my work. May it exist a way to log but only
> for testing purpose ? (the tests shouldn't be visible on the stats..)
>
>
> Bertrand
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Tim Hutton - http://www.sq3.org.uk
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