Evolve - Getting Started

Getting Started

Step 1

This is a quick tutorial on running a simple simulation.

Go to the "simulation wizard". This will bring up the following dialog:

Initial energy - is how much total energy exists in the universe. This amount will remain constant during the simulation. The bigger the number the more organisms you will have (and the simulator will be slower). A good number is 5,000 - 10,000.
Genetic Program - A new simulation begins with a single organism. This will be the organisms starting genetic program.
Random Seed - the starting seed value for the random number generator
Shape - this is the boundary of the universe. I suggest elipse or curvy
Width/Height - This is the size of the universe 1000 x 500 is a good value.

Browse the list of *.CAS files. These are the cell assembly language files. Any *.CAS file may be used as a starting point.

Step 2: Run the simulator

Press the "continue" button and the simulator will begin. The organism will reproduce and the universe will suddenly be filled with more and more organisms.

Each time an organism reproduces the genetic program will mutate slighlty.

Step 3: Zooming

Press the "Stop" button to pause the simulation. Now we can zoom into part of the universe.

Press the "Zoom In" button to view in more detail the selected region.

Step 4: Examine organism

Zoom into a region and select and organism using the mouse.

Press the "Examine" button to examine the organism.


Genetics and Mutations...		Saving & Loading simulations...

Last changed: Dec 26, 2001	Evolve (c) 2001 Ken Stauffer	ken@stauffercom.com