Critters1 Biodiversity
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $0.99 | Richard Loda | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
When species individuals get too old, they die. If species individuals are too young, old, or don’t have enough energy to give birth, the species dies out and goes extinct. If the predators can’t catch and kill the prey, they also lose energy and eventually die.
Your goal is to keep the world in dynamic equilibrium for as long as possible. The score is affected by time, launches, and number of individuals. Each game is unique and random, except for your God-like input. Be mesmerized observing your island universe from on high, trying to to keep it in dynamic equilibrium, and rooting for your favorite individuals. The app is simple enough for a child to easily use, but complex enough for adult geeks to analyze the resulting data.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Load app, two individuals initiate the game. Start launching additional individuals of each species.
Reset button stops the game and resets high score (HS:).
Touch screen anywhere in empty area to restart a stopped Game.
Keep track of your (high) scores (until reset).
Press Graph button to observe individual counts as a function of time (in real-time).
Graph mode allows examination of whether deaths occurred from old age, low-energy, or kills.
Double tap gesture changes the origin of the graph, pan moves the graph.
Pinch gesture at greater than 45 degrees scales the Y axis, and at less than 45 degrees scales the X axis (independently).
USAGE TIPS:
Both species live a random lifespan (100 - 160 seconds).
The fertile period is 30 - 90 seconds.
The species lose energy as a function of time as they move.
Real-time screen labels include Launches (L:), Current Count (C:), time (t:), Score (S:), average Age (A), average Energy (E:).
If you dislike your graph adjustments, toggling the Back/Graph button resets the graph to original settings.
Do not run game and leave it in Graph mode or death statistics may not update.
Graph begins roll mode at 2,000 points (seconds).
Game can become unstable if frames per second (fps) starts to go below 30.
