BioSim — Artificial Life and Ecosystem Simulator

About the Game

BioSim is a sandbox simulation of artificial life where agents move, feed, reproduce, and evolve in a dynamic environment. There is no fixed objective—the main purpose is to experiment and observe how populations of herbivores and carnivores interact, adapt, and compete for survival.

Features

• Adjustable parameters for food appearance and reproduction rate.
• Save and load the simulation state, or export/import it as a file.
• Toggle food and vision layers to inspect the ecosystem more clearly.
• When paused, select an agent to inspect a genetic scan drawn inside the simulation.
• Responsive interface: fits any screen or iframe.
• Agents are visually distinct by color (green = herbivore, red = carnivore, blue = hybrid).

Controls

• Restart: Resets the simulation.
• Pause/Resume: Freezes or continues the simulation.
• Select a paused agent: Tap an agent to open its genetic scan.
• Food View (▦): Show or hide the food layer.
• Vision View (◉): Show or hide agents’ vision cones.
• Export State (⬇️): Download the current simulation state as a file.
• Import State (⬆️): Load a previously saved simulation state.
• Food frequency slider: Adjust how often food appears on the map.
• Reproduction rate sliders: Adjust reproduction rates for herbivores and carnivores.

Explore the simulation, adjust the parameters, and watch as virtual life unfolds in real time.

Compare food supply and population changes

The Food freq value is an interval in simulation ticks: lower values add food more often. Keep reproduction controls unchanged when comparing food settings. Green, red and blue indicate diet groups; the visible agent count is a total, not a count for each group.

Follow the food supply experiment to compare repeated runs and record your observations. BioSim is an artificial life model with randomized outcomes, not a predictor of real animal populations.