PyCl-Convergence

Python/OpenCl Cellular Automata explorer

I encourage anyone who is willing to contribute to this code do so: Fork the Github repository and upload your successive changes!

Dependencies:

• sudo apt-get install python-pyopencl

• sudo apt-get install python-scipy

• sudo apt-get install python-tk

• sudo apt-get install python-pygame

OpenCL CPU Framework:

AMD

• http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/opencl-zone/amd-accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/

Intel

• https://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-opencl

GPU OpenCL compatibility:

nvidia:

• sudo apt-get install nvidia-opencl-dev

AMD:

• Pending ... Message me at reddit's /u/slackermanz if you have compatibility suggestions!

A "Litmus Test":

If your machine can run GPU-accelerated simulations with https://code.google.com/p/reaction-diffusion/ it should also be able to run this program.

Once that is set up...

Open the terminal in './PyCl-Convergence/ConwayCL-Final'

Run the Python script './PyCl-Convergence/ConwayCL-Final/main.py' in the terminal with: 'python main.py'

• Spam the ENTER key to use default settings

• Right Click to toggle pause

• Click the scrollwheel or press 'R' key to restart/reseed world

• 'Forward' mouse button or 'E' key to change rule

• 'Back' mousebutton or 'T' key to use a Bitmap image seed

• 'Q' key to toggle image-capture recording (creates a series of Avidemux-compatible Bitmaps)

• 'P' to wipe the screen clear of all living cells

• 'F' to toggle use of 'Photographic' filter

• 'I' to toggle use of 'Game Mode' (Prerequisite: 'F' for Filter Mode must be on)

• '0' through '9' to load a rule from the 'RulePlaylist' file

There's Three Modes: DRAW, VIEW, and GAME

DRAW (Typical Default)

• Scrollwheel to increase Drawn Square Size

• 'SPACEBAR' to toggle DRAW or VIEW modes

VIEW

• 'SPACEBAR' to toggle DRAW or VIEW modes

• The game world will become centered on the mouse location

• Scrollwheel to Zoom in or out

GAME (Temporarily Default Override)

• 'I' to toggle use of 'Game Mode'

• Spacebar or Left Click to shoot at the Mouse Position

• 'F' to toggle use of 'Photographic' filter