Evolvium is an open-source evolution simulator that demonstrates natural selection, population dynamics, and emergent behaviors in complex systems. Built in Python and visualized using Pygame, Evolvium creates an environment where digital organisms compete, evolve, and adapt.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/matanitah/evolvium.git
cd evolvium- Install dependencies:
pip install pygame numpyRun the simulation:
python main.py- Mouth (Orange): Consumes food from adjacent cells.
- Producer (Green): Generates food in adjacent empty cells.
- Mover (Light Blue): Enables organism movement and rotation.
- Killer (Red): Damages adjacent organisms and breaks walls.
- Armor (Purple): Protects against killer cells.
- Builder (Brown): Constructs walls in adjacent empty cells, which block organism movement and reproduction.
- Organisms with mover cells can move in any direction
- Movement preserves organism structure
- Collisions with walls and other organisms are prevented
- Movement costs energy
- Mouth cells consume adjacent food
- Each food piece provides energy
- Food consumption is tracked for reproduction
- Occurs when food eaten equals organism cell count
- Offspring spawns at a safe distance from parent
- Three possible mutations during reproduction:
- Change: Random cell becomes a different type
- Lose: Random cell is removed
- Add: New cell grows adjacent to existing one
- Organisms consume energy based on size
- Movement costs additional energy
- Energy gained through food consumption
- Death occurs at zero energy
Edit config/settings.py to modify:
- Grid dimensions
- Cell size
- Simulation speed
- Color schemes
- Initial conditions
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) - Open a Pull Request
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
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