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As I watch an ant haul off a chunk of food, a bird chase a cicada, a croc take down a wildebeest, or a lion stalk its prey, I think of how cool it would be to be an animal.
Using today's graphics technology, we can simulate just about anything. What about an expansive creature simulation, one where you can be any of a hundred or so different creatures on a map interacting with the environment.
Imagine being an army ant on the march, an eagle in the sky, a panther in the trees. All in immersive, real-time 3D. Take it online, where you could be part of a colony, or be a lone hunter. Test your skills at stalking, or eluding a predator. There wouldn't be an objective other than survival. Exist as a creature of your choosing on different maps, say a rain forest, a jungle plain, a riverbed, etc.
We have enough knowledge about creature habits, movement, and social characteristics to to simulate them I imagine. But is this something people would be interested in? Is it doable?
Using today's graphics technology, we can simulate just about anything. What about an expansive creature simulation, one where you can be any of a hundred or so different creatures on a map interacting with the environment.
Imagine being an army ant on the march, an eagle in the sky, a panther in the trees. All in immersive, real-time 3D. Take it online, where you could be part of a colony, or be a lone hunter. Test your skills at stalking, or eluding a predator. There wouldn't be an objective other than survival. Exist as a creature of your choosing on different maps, say a rain forest, a jungle plain, a riverbed, etc.
We have enough knowledge about creature habits, movement, and social characteristics to to simulate them I imagine. But is this something people would be interested in? Is it doable?