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johnBuffer/AntSimulator

Simple Ants simulator observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/johnBuffer/AntSimulator · C++ · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

41/100

  • Activity 40
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2318
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 364
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2378 stars · 307 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A simple 2D ant colony simulator written in C++ with SFML, showing emergent foraging behavior with pheromone trails. It supports interactive features like adding food, drawing walls, pausing, and zooming.

Use cases

  • simulate ant colony foraging behavior
  • watch emergent pheromone trail behavior in real time
  • experiment with agent-based simulation in C++
  • learn how to build a simulation with SFML
  • draw walls and food to interact with a live simulation
  • demonstrate swarm intelligence for teaching

When to choose

  • you want a lightweight, interactive 2D agent-based simulation
  • you want a small readable C++/SFML codebase to learn from
  • you want to demo emergent behavior like pheromone trails

When to avoid

  • you need scientifically accurate ant biology models
  • you need 3D simulation or GPU-scale agent counts
  • you need a library or API to embed in your own project rather than a standalone app

Facets

application · maturity active

simulation graphics simulation graphics windows cpp cross-platform ants agent-based-simulation sfml emergent-behavior pheromones 2d realtime game-development linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
johnBuffer/AntSimulatormain41

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