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Breve (software)
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Breve is a free, GPL
software package that enables users to build 3D simulations of decentralized systems and artificial life
. Users can define the behaviors of multi-agent system
s in a 3D world and observe how they interact.
Breve includes 3D articulated body physical simulation with collision detection
and response, so one can simulate realistic creatures, and an OpenGL
display engine to visualize simulated worlds.
Breve simulations are written in an easy to use language called steve. The language is object-oriented and borrows many features from languages such as C
, Perl
and Objective-C
. Breve also includes full support for writing simulations in Python
.
Breve features an extensible plugin architecture that allows one to write plugins and interact with pre-existing code and projects and has built-in support for the Push programming language for evolutionary computation.
Plugins have been written in Breve to generate MIDI music, download web pages and interact with a Lisp environment.
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
software package that enables users to build 3D simulations of decentralized systems and artificial life
Artificial life
Artificial life is a field of study and an associated art form which examine systems related to life, its processes, and its evolution through simulations using computer models, robotics, and biochemistry. The discipline was named by Christopher Langton, an American computer scientist, in 1986...
. Users can define the behaviors of multi-agent system
Multi-agent system
A multi-agent system is a system composed of multiple interacting intelligent agents. Multi-agent systems can be used to solve problems that are difficult or impossible for an individual agent or a monolithic system to solve...
s in a 3D world and observe how they interact.
Breve includes 3D articulated body physical simulation with collision detection
Collision detection
Collision detection typically refers to the computational problem of detecting the intersection of two or more objects. While the topic is most often associated with its use in video games and other physical simulations, it also has applications in robotics...
and response, so one can simulate realistic creatures, and an OpenGL
OpenGL
OpenGL is a standard specification defining a cross-language, cross-platform API for writing applications that produce 2D and 3D computer graphics. The interface consists of over 250 different function calls which can be used to draw complex three-dimensional scenes from simple primitives. OpenGL...
display engine to visualize simulated worlds.
Breve simulations are written in an easy to use language called steve. The language is object-oriented and borrows many features from languages such as C
C (programming language)
C is a general-purpose computer programming language developed between 1969 and 1973 by Dennis Ritchie at the Bell Telephone Laboratories for use with the Unix operating system....
, Perl
Perl
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Perl was originally developed by Larry Wall in 1987 as a general-purpose Unix scripting language to make report processing easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions and become widely popular...
and Objective-C
Objective-C
Objective-C is a reflective, object-oriented programming language that adds Smalltalk-style messaging to the C programming language.Today, it is used primarily on Apple's Mac OS X and iOS: two environments derived from the OpenStep standard, though not compliant with it...
. Breve also includes full support for writing simulations in Python
Python (programming language)
Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...
.
Breve features an extensible plugin architecture that allows one to write plugins and interact with pre-existing code and projects and has built-in support for the Push programming language for evolutionary computation.
Plugins have been written in Breve to generate MIDI music, download web pages and interact with a Lisp environment.