Child of Molecular Self-Organization

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This example demonstrates how to create a square grid for turtles to walk around on using links. When turtles come into contact they merge and become one. There are still inherent problems with this - I need to use a different method (currently under construction).

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jill sweney

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This is pretty interesting, as I'm trying to model some similar patterns using turtles instead of patches. Have you gotten any further?

Posted about 13 years ago

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breed [nodes node]
breed [walkers walker]
walkers-own [location grouped?]  ;; holds a node

to setup
  clear-all
  set-default-shape nodes "square"
  ask patches
  [ sprout-nodes 1
    [ set color gray - 3.5 ;; dark gray
      set size 1.2
     ] 
   ]
  ;; connect the nodes to make a lattice
  ask nodes
  [ 
      create-links-with nodes-on patches at-points [[0 1] [1 0] ]    
  ]
  
;  ask links [ hide-link ]
  ;; put some "walker" turtles on the lattice
  set-default-shape walkers "square"
  create-walkers 5 [
;   set color red
    set grouped? false
    set location one-of nodes
   move-to location
  ]
end 

to go
  
  ask walkers with [grouped? = false] 
    [
    set-location one-of [link-neighbors] of location
   ]
 
  merge
  tick
end 

to merge
  ask walkers [
    if grouped? = false[
    if any? walkers-on neighbors  
    [
     create-links-with walkers-on neighbors [tie]
     ask walkers-on neighbors[set grouped? true]     
   ]
  ]
 ]
end 

to set-location [new-location]  ;; walker procedure
  set location new-location
  move-to new-location
end

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