the game of life
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GloryMXE7
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Posted: 25 Nov 2008 07:32:26 pm    Post subject:
you know the ireggular game of life
i think it would be cool to make a similar program for a Calculator but its beyond my abillity and even if i could it would be in basic and very slow
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ticalcnoah


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Posted: 25 Nov 2008 09:56:03 pm    Post subject:
I've thought of making the game of life the main problem would be scanning the screen I've got the fastest scans at 1min far to slow for any realistic one.
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simplethinker
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Posted: 25 Nov 2008 10:04:19 pm    Post subject:
Iambian already created one here.
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GloryMXE7
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Posted: 25 Nov 2008 10:08:40 pm    Post subject:
Oh different name though no wonder i missed it
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simplethinker
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Posted: 25 Nov 2008 10:14:10 pm    Post subject:
Iambian's doesn't have the puzzle part of irregular, just the normal cellular automata.

I think in one of Nitacku's posts on Omnimaga he mentioned something about being interested in automata...
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bananaman
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Posted: 25 Nov 2008 10:23:26 pm    Post subject:
If you think that by posting the word challenge in the sub-heading, you will get me to program another ASM game think again. I need to get back to life for a little bit. I have enjoyed programming indestructo tank, but I need to focus on finals.
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ticalcnoah


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Posted: 25 Nov 2008 10:26:02 pm    Post subject:
I wonder if there could be a way to do it in basic? each swipe of the screen takes approx. 1 minute with nested loops.
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GloryMXE7
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Posted: 26 Nov 2008 09:14:57 am    Post subject:
bananaman wrote:
If you think that by posting the word challenge in the sub-heading, you will get me to program another ASM game think again.  I need to get back to life for a little bit.  I have enjoyed programming indestructo tank, but I need to focus on finals.
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well it was for anyone in general
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Galandros


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Posted: 26 Nov 2008 11:18:44 am    Post subject:
ticalcnoah wrote:
I wonder if there could be a way to do it in basic? each swipe of the screen takes approx. 1 minute with nested loops.
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You don't need all the pixels. Only test the black and near them.
And also limiting the BASIC version to a part of the screen can make it smoother. It's better only 1/4 of the screen but fast.
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tr1p1ea


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Posted: 27 Nov 2008 07:45:45 am    Post subject:
Hey thats a really neat game!
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GloryMXE7
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Posted: 27 Nov 2008 12:26:37 pm    Post subject:
i made a program that generate a random 8 by 8 feild on the homescreen and then finds what the next generation would look like based on the rules of life
it takes ten to 11 seconds to scan the feild and create the next generation
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Flameviper


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Posted: 28 Nov 2008 07:43:39 pm    Post subject:
Well, the 'official' name of the automaton is Conway's Game of Life, that should help.

I have an assembly program for it, don't have my TI-84 with me right now so I can't tell you where from.

But yeah, doing that in BASIC would be an absolute bitch.
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SonicBoom95


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Posted: 01 Dec 2008 09:19:18 am    Post subject:
bananaman wrote:
If you think that by posting the word challenge in the sub-heading, you will get me to program another ASM game think again.  I need to get back to life for a little bit.  I have enjoyed programming indestructo tank, but I need to focus on finals.
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Sorry about that. *continues playing IndestrucTITank*
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benryves


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Posted: 01 Dec 2008 09:49:48 am    Post subject:
tr1p1ea wrote a very cool (and fast) implementation.
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DigiTan
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Posted: 01 Dec 2008 08:33:41 pm    Post subject:
Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Time-out. Wasn't that one completed (or very close) in 2006? I had a clip of it on "Calculator Tribute." This one...



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simplethinker
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Posted: 01 Dec 2008 09:39:01 pm    Post subject:
I just thought of something. Is armorgames going to be the new source of UTI programming inspiration? This makes three games in a row people are pursuing.
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DigiTan
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Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:33:46 pm    Post subject:
I think we UTI guys are being outsourced.

But really. Wasn't that game completed?
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tr1p1ea


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Posted: 02 Dec 2008 02:11:05 am    Post subject:
Yes it was completed. Thats just the old project thread :X.
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Iambian


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Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:38:43 pm    Post subject:
You *do* realize that my implementation of 2d cellular automata is completely open-source, right? With just a little bit of work, the "irregular game of life" can be written using some of the code in that program. Space shouldn't be a problem, since the rendering engine is roughly 1 to 2KB, and it's relatively easy to copy/paste.

The method for adapting the engine to such an environment is a challenge left to the programmer. Can't have it like a cakewalk, can you?
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DigiTan
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Posted: 02 Dec 2008 08:18:40 pm    Post subject:
The game is really multiplying. :biggrin:

Well, I thought the environment/tutorial on the flash version was really cool. I don't know if these progs had stuff like that already in em or a groovy interface, but that would be a plus. Or maybe that ship has already celled.

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