fguihen Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 this is a strange post but i was in a pet shop the other day and saw brine shrimp ( sea monkeys) and im wondering how difficult would it be to create a virtual representation of them. what would i need to know, in computer terms ?i would like to try something like this as i never even considered something like this before Quote
Arch4ngel Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 Well... a virtual representation... there's a large definition of possibility... 3D representation ? GDI+ representation (2D) ? Tell us exactly what you want to have. Quote "If someone say : "Die mortal !"... don't stay to see if he isn't." - Unknown "Learning to program is like going out with a new girl friend. There's always something that wasn't mentioned in the documentation..." - Me "A drunk girl is like an animal... it scream at everything like a cat and roll in the grass like a dog." - Me after seeing my girlfriend drunk and some of her drunk friend. C# TO VB TRANSLATOR
fguihen Posted July 6, 2004 Author Posted July 6, 2004 very basic to begin with , just gdi. just a simple graphic of each one, that will change as time passes. they will "grow" with time, when "food "is added, they will be attracted to it, the temperature will have to be kept correct by the user, some can be stronger than others and the weak ones will prob die early on in life. if they are not fed daily they will die.no intelligence, as far as i can see in them. its just something t keep me busy. ive never dealt with images in c# yet. also giving them movement poses a challenge, for me Quote
Arch4ngel Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 Well... you have a couple of choice... You can draw them yourself or use a picture that is "clean" (only have your sea monkey on it). But making it move will be a little harder (no "tentacules" movement or anything) but drawing them yourself will be more easier to move them but will take more time to "learn" to draw them. You'll have to set some stat to your sea monkeys. Using some structs will be perfect to set primary attributes. I recommend you to make a class as a model with default value and modify default value with random value so that not every sea monkey are the same. GDI+ might be the easiest solution to your problem. N.B.: This is a .NET forum. Questions must be relative to .NET... or your thread might be locked by admin. Quote "If someone say : "Die mortal !"... don't stay to see if he isn't." - Unknown "Learning to program is like going out with a new girl friend. There's always something that wasn't mentioned in the documentation..." - Me "A drunk girl is like an animal... it scream at everything like a cat and roll in the grass like a dog." - Me after seeing my girlfriend drunk and some of her drunk friend. C# TO VB TRANSLATOR
Administrators PlausiblyDamp Posted July 6, 2004 Administrators Posted July 6, 2004 If you want a bit more of a challenge have a look at Terrarium, code creatures (or plants) in a .Net language and unleash them into an unsuspecting world... Quote Posting Guidelines FAQ Post Formatting Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. -- Albert Einstein
Joe Mamma Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 well. . . first I would come up with an algorithm that models the life system. This is a little more advanced than the graphics. Look into differential equations, specifically logistical systems. once you have an accurate system model, coding random movements of system generated bio-forms is rather trivial. Again the difficulty would be in coming up with a logistic equation that models your system accurately. Difficult, that is if your math background doesn't include a little calculus. You can probably find someones code out there that already does it for you, but where is the fun in that??? Math rox! VB doesn't! :eek: Quote Joe Mamma Amendment 4: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Amendment 9: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Joe Mamma Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 (edited) Fyi http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LogisticEquation.html http://hypertextbook.com/chaos/42.shtml http://www.apmaths.uwo.ca/~bfraser/itermaps/logistic.html google "logistic equation" Edited July 6, 2004 by Joe Mamma Quote Joe Mamma Amendment 4: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Amendment 9: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
fguihen Posted July 7, 2004 Author Posted July 7, 2004 N.B.: This is a .NET forum. Questions must be relative to .NET... or your thread might be locked by admin. well im writing it in c#, if that helps bring the thread more into line with the forum. Quote
fguihen Posted July 7, 2004 Author Posted July 7, 2004 uargh...math. it might be great, but im afraid its outa my league. eh well.was a nice idea.thanks all for your help. admin,feel free to delete this thread now if you like Quote
Joe Mamma Posted July 7, 2004 Posted July 7, 2004 uargh...math. it might be great' date=' but im afraid its outa my league. eh well.was a nice idea.thanks all for your help. admin,feel free to delete this thread now if you like[/quote'] OH NO!!!! I didn't mean to discourage you. . . Keep this idea alive and/or on the back burner. it is a great exercise in modeling dynamic systems. email me over the weekend if you want to maybe come up with an extremely simple model. blairXstarkX@aolX.comX remove the X's for my email Quote Joe Mamma Amendment 4: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Amendment 9: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
fguihen Posted July 7, 2004 Author Posted July 7, 2004 OH NO!!!! I didn't mean to discourage you. . . Keep this idea alive and/or on the back burner. it is a great exercise in modeling dynamic systems. email me over the weekend if you want to maybe come up with an extremely simple model. blairXstarkX@aolX.comX remove the X's for my email dont worry , its not you that discouraged me. im just hopeless at math.i suppose il put it in my massive book of never to be completed ideas. i cant mail you over the weekend im afraid, i only have internet access at work during the day for the moment, at least until i go back to college. thanks for all your help though.i am interested in learning more. Quote
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