This repository contains an implementation of the boids artificial life program developed by Craig Reynolds in 1986.

The application depends on GLib-2.0 and the GTK+-3.0 toolkit. Once the development packages of these libraries are installed, just type make.

The boids obey to 3 main rules:

• Avoidance: A boid avoids its very close neighbors
• Alignment: A boid aligns with its neighbors
• Cohesion: Boids tend to aggregate together

You can enable / disable rules by with their corresponding check-boxes.

There is also a rule that defines the boid field of view dead-angle. It's the angle in the back of a boid in which it cannot see its neighbors.

You can add obstacles by clicking in the field. Use Ctrl+Click on an obstacle to remove it.

You can also add walls with the corresponding checkbox.