17.01.2011 In the next release of Bio7 there will be no plant database anymore. This will definitely simplify the design of cellular automata or discrete individual based models for other purposes than plant simulations. The plant database always suggested that Bio7 is just for plant simulations which was never the case. By removing the plant … Read more
21.11.2010 This popular video on YouTube shows in a fascinating way how a swarm builts a pattern from individuals which react on the behaviour of their local environment. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH-groCeKbE&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Resources: Here you can find a swarm simulation, links for this topic and explanations by Craig Reynolds: http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/ Online Article: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/07/swarms/miller-text Selected Articles: Reynolds, Craig (1987), … Read more
Nice video series on YouTube about Emergence and Complexity. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdQgoNitl1g[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5NRNG1r_jI[/youtube]
Nice videos in which John Conway talks about his created “Game of Life”. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdMzngWchDk[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2IZ1qsx4CM[/youtube]