The Lucagen Project

The chaotic art of life.

WIP

Not demonstration-ready.

DotWorld

Premise

[TBC]

The World of a Dot

[TBC]

Overview

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   A world is shared amongst a set of Dots...

        World
    ______|_______
   |    |    |    |
  Dot  Dot  Dot  Dot        Each with their own view of its state...
   |
   |
   |
    ========>  Dot  Dot  Dot        Each with their own view of the others
                                            with whom they have interacted.  

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Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
polarity	'U' or 'D'	The natural tendency for a Dot's vertical movement (up or down / N or S).
chirality	'L' or 'R'	The natural tendency for a Dot's horizontal movement (left or right / W or E)

The Life of a Dot

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// The motivation of a Dot
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// (1) To keep stimulated and avoid listlessness
// (2) To seek a higher level of pride
//
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// The life of a Dot
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// Make a move: getNextMove((endState) => applyMove(endState))
//
// (1) Determine physical movement (step or stay still)
//     ------------------------------------------------
//     (a) Look for interaction (if feeling social)
//                -or-
//         Avoid interaction (if feeling anti-social)
//
//     (b) Avoid walls and collisions
//
// (2) Interact (if interaction occurs)
//     --------------------------------
//     (a) Exchange with other(s)
//
//     (b) Evaluate other(s) individually
//
//     (c) Evaluate world as a whole
//         (based on evaluation of all others up to this point)
//
// (3) Evaluate self
//     -------------
//     (a) Assess all emotional states
//
//     (b) Qualify motivation in world
//
//     (c) Calculate level of pride
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dot Attributes

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Identification and Intrinsic Nature

Attribute	Value	Description
id
name
width
height
speed
visionDepth	(positive integer)	The number of pixels in visual range.
memoryDepth	(positive integer)	The number of past steps that can be recalled.

Location Management

Attribute	Value	Description
birthLeft
birthTop
x1
x2
y1
y2
fromX		Transformation from origin (x).
fromY		Transformation from origin (y).

Movement Management

Attribute	Value	Description
isAsleep	boolean
currentDirection
moveShiftHistory
steps	(positive integer)	The total steps taken since birth.

Interaction Management

Attribute	Value	Description
events		The total count of events lapsed since birth (i.e. perceived time).
totalInteractions
totalInteractionsInitiated
recipientInteractions
stepContracts

Motivational Management

[TBD]

Attribute	Value	Description
convictions

Emotional Configuration

[TBD]

Attribute	Value	Description

Functional Flow

[TBC]

  Dot.getNextMove
   |   |
   |   |__ interactWithOthers (create step contracts)
   |   |
   |   |__ chooseNextStep (manage step contracts)
   |
   V
  Dot.applyMove
   |
   |
   V
  Dot.evaluate

Visual Representation of Emotional State

[TBC]

Overview

Structure	Description
	[TBC - Description on the high-level structuring of a Dot's emotional config]

Social Quadrants

Structure	Description
	[TBC - Description on the social quadrants and how they are calculated]

Representation of Value

The emotional quadrants fill out over time, from central pixel outwards (radially)... representing a flower-like bloom.

Quadrant	Intensity	Permanence (over time)
dual hue scale (per pole)	saturation	opacity

The pride factor follows the same scheme, filling out the cross shape between the quadrant petals.

Step Contracts

[TBC]

Convictions

[TBC]