February 22, 2006 - 12:33
Projects:
Here is my updated version that allows up to four ants and has the option to halt the process when any two ants cross paths. The display will restart by pressing go again.
A couple of (I thought) interesting points: The initial coordinates are set up to match the ones that Kathy drew our attention to. This model is difffernt from Kathy's though in that it is not set up to be paralell like hers is. The result is much the same effect, except for two differences. 1) The internal pattern that is left in the centre when the ants start to move out in a circle are mirror images. 2) Because my world is larger, the ants don't wrap and bump into each other, and so they don't cycle.
Lastly, a comment on the behaviors of 1 or more ants. I believe that 1 will never backtrack, 2 always will and more than 2 may or may not given the right conditions, but are more likely not to
Comments
"Understanding" ants?
Submitted by PaulGrobstein on February 23, 2006 - 07:56 Permalink
So we have mix here of some summarizable patterns and Chaitin's "just the way it is"? Maybe that's the way "reality" is, and forms of inquiry need to be reconceived accordingly?
differences
Submitted by Kathy Maffei on February 23, 2006 - 16:54 Permalink
of course
Submitted by Leslie McTavish on February 24, 2006 - 10:19 Permalink