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| Svarga | 
| Located at: Svarga(38,114,50) <- go there now ->
| | Description: Nearly all of the plant-life in one area of the sim is part of a beta test for a fully functional artificial ecology system for Second Life.
Everything is actually growing and replicating by itself!
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Sometimes you might come here and see nothing ! This could be because I'm testing the system and maybe it's been re-started. Come back in a few hours if that is the case.
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The system comprises...
- Clouds:
Scripted clouds roam the sim and occasionally rain onto the ground below. The plant-life underneath soaks up water from the cloud, the amount is determined by angle and distance.
-Sun
The SL sun provides energy for growth, it's measured by its position and the amount of SL cloud density.
- Bees.
Little tiny scripted bees fly between fertile flowers distributing "pollen" which contains "genes" describing the plant it belongs too. If a plant receives pollen from another of the same species it produces a seed or a sprout which becomes another independent plant.
- Birds.
Birds fly around mostly pestering visitors for food in the form of seed that you can buy at the seed vendors. But occasionally the birds get hungry and will come down to eat flower seeds or seedlings they find on the ground. This helps keep the system growth in check. Very occasionally you might catch a bird chasing a bee too !
- Trees
Trees grow from seeds to mature. When they mature they become fertile and occasionally flower. Flowers are pollinated by bees and then seed. Tree seeds blow in the wind and if they land on fertile ground will slowly grow into another tree.
- Flowers
The various types of flowers grow from seed and are pollinated by the bees. Each flower species requires a different kind of habitat. Eg some only grow under trees or in "shady" places. Others only grow out in the open. Others require wet areas.
- Markers
Invisible markers designate habitat areas such as "shady", "boggy", "wet" etc. Some plants can only grow in a certain place and they use these markers to find the places.
Bats and Globugs:
Although currently they have little to do with the eco system, at night bats come out and chase the globugs to provide a little entertainment.
- Me, Lauk, The head gardener. This system is so complex it can grow and take over just like mother nature in RL! It requires a some tending, pruning and sometimes a little watering too.
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- Still more to come... this is a never ending project and much more is planned, please come back regularly and check out the ever changing flora and fauna.
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Here's some pictures showing the cycle for the basic flower, other plants and trees have similar lifecycles too...
Flowers and trees die if they dry out or run out of seeds! |
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