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Energy

This page is a work-in-progress

In this project, energy is a crucial component that enables an agent to persist within the simulation. The Dooder's ability to extract energy from its environment directly impacts its survival. Energy is essential to perform various functions, including movement.

This approach is consistent with the principles of thermodynamics, which have played a significant role in the development of life on Earth1. According to the second law of thermodynamics, systems tend to move towards a state of equilibrium (also known as entropy2) in the absence of an external source of energy, ultimately leading to their demise. This process is similar to how a hurricane gradually loses strength until it dissolves entirely.

A Dooder must utilize energy to avoid equilibrium, which is a terminal state (i.e., death).

Types of Energy

Simple Energy:

Energy that is refreshed each cycle around the environment and can be consumed by all higher level energies.

Equivalent to microbes and plant life

  • Consumed by Dooders and Complex Energy agents
  • Allocation is managed by the Resources class and executed by its placement strategy each cycle (random, fixed, etc.).
  • Worth 1 energy unit when consumed.
  • Has a limited lifespan based on Energy settings, then it will remove itself from the environment.

Stored Energy:

Energy that is bound in the environment to a specific Space, in large but finite quantities.

Equivalent to fossil fuel or coal

Also more difficult to extract this type of energy, but allows for large extractions over time

Still in development

Complex Energy:

Energy with a limited ability to interact and learn that serves as an intermediary level where it consumes Simple Energy, but also can be consumed. This will give it predator-prey relationship with the Dooder agent.

Equivalent to animals that act more complex than simple energy

Will be able to observe the evolution of this agent as well. How it adapts to the Dooder dynamic. I will also need to give this the ability to continue long into the simulation

Still in development

Future Ideas

  • Energy creation cycles or periods. Like periods of plenty and scarcity

Footnotes

Footnotes

  1. The Romance of Reality beautifully describes how life on Earth likely started and evolved ↩

  2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy ↩