Ant - A complete study

[microfarad]

Here I shall begin my very thorough study of the ant element. It may be possible to make computers from ant. I want to find out. I know there have been other studies, but this one will be very systematic.

My work is based on the following 3 assumptions
Ants, when ONLY by themselves, and ONLY in contact with their selected element, will behave as state machines.

Ants ONLY consider the 8 pixels directly surrounding them.

Ants ONLY behave in this manner if there is a pixel of their elements directly below them.


Based on those assumptions, I have created a "Table" of states. You can press enter once and observe what may happen... I shall look carefully at this.

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Edit:
After observing random behavior I have deduced that they are a bit more that just state machines... Darn...

Edit:
The ants also consider PAST states it seems... That too is upsetting...

[TheSeaweedDoctor]

Sorry, but that code does not work...

[vaconcovat]

Yes it does. Did you use the space remover found at the top of the page?

[Vertigo]

Third Edit: Alright, the previous forms of this post weren't needed.

Yes, ants can be used as state machines if you use the method I made. Well, that's what I think.

Care to fully explain what a state machine is?

[miczu]

Ant move mostly more then 1 time per frame.

Ant remember first thing that it ate and have different effect on elements other then that.

[TheSeaweedDoctor]

I think Ant was based of this article below.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langton%27s_ant