Mytonica

Welcome Main Loop Controller (MLC).

We are tasked with the development of this new organic machine called 'life'

The Master Control Program thinks that it will be the greatest machine ever!

Mytonica is a life simulation, your goal is to gather genetic material to increase diversity.

As the Main Loop Controller, you configure or encode the genetic algorithm by using base cells. When you run the simulation the cells are going to move around, reproduce, evolve and die. Your goal is to collect all the genetic material with as little cells as possible. 

New genetic material gives you access to new cells. New... not necessarily better...

Cells have a lifespan, a note and a chord (I had to remove the sound for the jam but I'll fix it) and can move around in the following directions:

• UP
• DOWN
• LEFT
• RIGHT
• DRUP (Diagonal Right UP)
• DRDOWN (Diagonal Right DOWN)
• DLUP (Diagonal Left UP)
• DLDOWN (Diagonal Left DOWN)

At every turn, they will have an opportunity to select the best cell around to reproduce. Cells have an automatic incentive to go toward the closest genetic material (or else they don't reproduce and dies).

Controls

• TAB: navigate between the pads
• Arrow keys: navigate within the pads and move the cursor in the encoding pad
• ENTER: select stuff in the cell pool pad and commands pad (and automatically return to the encoding pad).
• SPACE: in the encoding pad, place a cell.

Note: The soundtrack was supposed to be generated by the cellular automata but catastrophic performances and lack of time got me to remove it altogether.

Run with:

python3 mytonica.py

install requirements:

pip3 install -r requirements.py

I actually like developing that little simulation, I might continue to develop it.  See https://github.com/arnauddupuis/mytonica for updates.