Noble Ape

=Overview=

[http://www.nobleape.com/ Noble Ape] is an artificial life development project launched on June 13, 1996 by Tom Barbalet. It was designed to be a forum for a diversity of contributors to work towards a coherent cognitive simulation development environment.

=The Simulation=

The central software of the project is the [http://www.nobleape.com/sim/ Noble Ape Simulation], based on the ideas outline in [http://www.nobleape.com/docs/philosophic.html Noble Ape Philosophic]. There are two primary aims of the Simulation;

to simulate the biological environment the Noble Apes inhabit, and,

to simulate the Noble Apes cognitive processes.

The Noble Apes move around and react to external and internal events (weather, fear, panic, sleep, ...). Noble Ape integrates many concepts in the areas of philosophy, biology and Physics.

=Technology=

Noble Ape is available as platforms.

The graphics engine in the Noble Ape Simulation, codenamed Ocelot, is a non-polygonal engine, which allows smooth and quick rendering of land and water surfaces.

=External Links=

==Official Links==

*[http://www.nobleape.com/ Noble Ape Site] *[http://www.nobleape.com/sim/ Noble Ape Simulation Page] *[http://www.nobleape.com/ocelot/ Noble Ape s Ocelot Graphics Page]

==Additional Links==

*[http://www.barbalet.net/ Tom Barbalet s Site] *[http://developer.apple.com/tools/shark_optimize.html Optimizing with Shark (Apple on Noble Ape)]