To install this BackSpace-Module copy the SporView.BackModule file to /LocalLibrary/BackSpaceViews or ~/Library/BackSpaceViews
This is a simulation of three types of spores. Each Spore has the following life cyclus:
- birth
- eating
- reproduction
- death
For reproduction the Spores need energy. To get energy the Spores eat each other.
There are two different simulation modes:
- each Spore kind can eat the other Spore kinds
( r<->g<->b<->r )
- each Spore kind can eat only one other kind of
Spores ( r->g->b->r )
If a Spore has enough energy it reproduces itself as often as possible. For the reproduction the Spores consume energy. If a Spore gets out of energy it will die.
The simulation looks best on a color display. The intensity of the Spores represents the energy of it. On the bottom of the screen you see a population statistic.
You can modify some simulation parameter:
- start Population: range from 3 to 200
- max. Population: range from 200 to 50000
- start spread: range from 5 to100
- start cloud: range 5 to 100
The source may look a little bit confusing because the simulation-code is ported from the ATARI TC-Compiler.