Noble Ape XML Phenotype

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1 Overview
2 Structure
3 Example
4 Definitions
5 External Links

Overview

The Noble Ape XML Phenotype provides a descriptive XML layer to show other simulations and potentially visualization engines, what the output of the Noble Ape Simulation is at a particular time cycle. It is anticipated that the Noble Ape Simulations will be able to subscribe to other simulations' XML output and provide a two-way interactive interface through XML.

The XML example shown below offer some example of the potential interface two simulations may use to communicate through the Evogrid or at least a starting point

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Structure

	<being id="61783">
		<location x="6606.25" y="818.75"/>
		<velocity facing="68.90" speed="0.00"/>
		<sex>female</sex>
		<energy>97.91</energy>
		<age>0.00</age>
		<state>asleep</state>
	</being>

The energy is in percentage of total energy (where 100% is 100.00). The age is in human relative age with the average life expectancy at 72 years. With Noble Apes in the Simulation the average age is around 16 years. I might lower it to 12 years to cover more general age ranges. It may be better to give a word descriptor like infant, child, adolescent, early adult etc.

The location is in meter adjusted co-ordinates. The direction facing is in degrees from North. The speed is in meters per hour. I think I need to change the description of energy into something akin to the states. Although low energy is identified as hungry as a state.

The states should also be hierarchically ordered e.g. if moving then obviously awake. If swimming then obviously moving and awake. etc.

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Example

This example has been heavily edited for brevity. There would normally be three times the number of Noble Apes shown here.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<simulation signature="20033" version="687">

	<landscape>
		<time minute="1148" day="82" century="0"/>
		<generator x="37303" y="22436"/>
	</landscape>

	<being id="21255">
		<location x="3737.50" y="6315.62"/>
		<velocity facing="251.71" speed="562.50"/>
		<sex>female</sex>
		<energy>65.23</energy>
		<age>1.01</age>
		<state>awake</state>
		<state>moving</state>
	</being>

	<being id="30541">
		<location x="1289.06" y="7202.34"/>
		<velocity facing="348.75" speed="234.37"/>
		<sex>male</sex>
		<energy>17.81</energy>
		<age>1.01</age>
		<state>awake</state>
		<state>hungry</state>
		<state>swimming</state>
		<state>moving</state>
	</being>

	<being id="20503">
		<location x="10486.71" y="3598.43"/>
		<velocity facing="37.96" speed="843.75"/>
		<sex>female</sex>
		<energy>68.38</energy>
		<age>1.01</age>
		<state>awake</state>
		<state>moving</state>
	</being>

	<being id="5207">
		<location x="6713.28" y="1219.53"/>
		<velocity facing="157.50" speed="890.62"/>
		<sex>female</sex>
		<energy>75.41</energy>
		<age>1.01</age>
		<state>awake</state>
		<state>moving</state>
		<state>speaking</state>
	</being>

	<being id="22291">
		<location x="8863.28" y="6228.12"/>
		<velocity facing="139.21" speed="843.75"/>
		<sex>female</sex>
		<energy>82.05</energy>
		<age>0.56</age>
		<state>awake</state>
		<state>moving</state>
		<state>speaking</state>
	</being>

	<being id="5431">
		<location x="210.93" y="10332.81"/>
		<velocity facing="60.46" speed="656.25"/>
		<sex>female</sex>
		<energy>66.51</energy>
		<age>0.49</age>
		<state>awake</state>
		<state>moving</state>
	</being>


	<being id="21501">
		<location x="6420.31" y="4316.40"/>
		<velocity facing="113.90" speed="421.87"/>
		<sex>male</sex>
		<energy>64.34</energy>
		<age>0.42</age>
		<state>awake</state>
		<state>moving</state>
	</being>

	<being id="21521">
		<location x="9426.56" y="3325.78"/>
		<velocity facing="23.90" speed="187.50"/>
		<sex>male</sex>
		<energy>15.75</energy>
		<age>0.23</age>
		<state>awake</state>
		<state>hungry</state>
		<state>swimming</state>
		<state>moving</state>
	</being>

</simulation>

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