NAME¶

achilles - OpenGL simulation of artificial life and evolution

SYNOPSIS¶

achilles [-x <num of blocks in x axis> ] [-z <num of blocks in z axis> ] [-f <num of initial foods> ] [--fps <target FPS> ] [--debug] [ <num of initial creatures> ] [-v] [-h]

DESCRIPTION¶

This manual page documents briefly the achilles commands. It is an artificial evolution simulation based on Hebbian neural networks and ideas set forth in Larry Yaeger's PolyWorld. Run the achilles -h command to find out the default values for the options.

OPTIONS¶

-x <num of blocks in the x axis>

How big the world should be, along the x axis. Default: 6

-z <num of blocks in the z axis>

How big the world should be, along the z axis. Default: 6

-f <num of initial foods>

How many food items there should be at the start. Default: 3

--fps <target FPS>

Target frames per second. Default: 60

--debug

Enable debug output.

<num of initial creatures>

How many creatures the world should start off with.

-v

Output the version number.

-h

Output a help text.

CONTROLS¶

Arrow Keys

Move around the world. Up/Down move forward and back, Left/Right turn with respect to the y axis.

PageUp/PageDown

Move up and down the y axis.

ESC

Quit the program.

AUTHOR¶

Matthew Danish <mrd@debian.org>

SEE ALSO¶

https://mrd.github.io/achilles/
/usr/share/doc/achilles/README