simsim

INSTALL and RUN

1. Download files from this repository

$ git clone https://github.com/lsoros/simsim.git

2. Run ./compile.sh to compile code (will also automatically run Novelty experiment as default)

$ ./compile.sh

RUN EXPERIMENT

Simsim.cpp

Main experiment code. Runs the novelty search experiment or the hillclimber experiment as designated by command line argument

$ ./simsim novelty        # runs the novelty experiment (default)
$ ./simsim hillclimber    # runs the hillclimber experiment

FILE DESCRIPTIONS

Simulation.cpp

Functions for running a simulation on a Sim living in a house. Includes SimSim agent behavior algorithm as defined in the paper

Novelty.cpp

Creates a novelty search with local competition (using average KNN distance) and minimum criteria for houses generated. The values for minimum novelty distance, K nearest neighbors, and minimum sim fitness can be modified in the includes/simsim_func.h file

simObjectList.txt

List of objects that can be placed in a house for the Simsim environment. Each object per line is in the form (comma separated): name, hunger, hygeine, bladder, energy, social, fun

sim_objects.cpp

Extended class functions for the SimSim environment. Includes toJSON definitions for each class, object need ranking selection, and room ASCII map generation function

includes/class_def.h

Definition of classes and functions within the SimSim environment.