Re: Fluidiom

Brian,

you've hit upon the reason that i've been working hard on a new  
version.  i built the version with the planet analogies and i thought  
it was the coolest idea at the time, but soon afterwards i discovered  
that it wasn't nearly as cool as i thought.  there were a couple of  
main problems:  first, it's hard to find what you've built or  
evolved, and second, you don't get to try out all the different kinds  
of physics that you might want to try out.

the new version overcomes both of these problems by letting you  
create your own folder for the creatures that you create or the ones  
that you evolve.  every creature is accessible to everybody for  
viewing (that's important, for sharing) but only you can add  
creatures or evolve other people's creatures further in your own  
folder by logging in with a password.

if you're knowledgeable enough, you're welcome to check out the  
source from CVS and run it locally on your own machine.  otherwise  
you can just wait a week or less until i'm able to get the new  
version on the net.  i think it'll be a lot easier to work with.

sorry about the inconveniences so far.. it's hard to design and build  
something that's really usable, and i've made some mistakes with my  
(however beautiful) planet analogy.

btw, the new version also allows for building movies based on POV- 
Ray.  take a look at these:  http://www.beautifulcode.nl/fluidiom

On 21-Oct-05, at 15:50, Brian Lake wrote:

>    Say for example, I entered Terra and built a body, then saved it  
> as example_one.  I let the evolution run for a day at work, and  
> come back the next day to check it out.  I decide to change a few  
> things, but my slow work computer can't handle the java, and the  
> program freezes.  I have to shut it down, and restart fluidiom.     
> Is there a way I can find my example_one the next time I load the  
> program?
>
> Gerald de Jong wrote:
>
>
>> i'm afraid i don't understand the question.
>>
>> On 19-Oct-05, at 21:53, Lake, Brian Edward wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Is there a way of finding my previous builds?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>             B.L.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>



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