29th of august, 2001 sumea::singlecell readme -------------------------- Welcome to sumea::singlecell project. The creature in "It Came from the Petri Dish" is a hopping metablob generated by YOU in the role of a cruel mad scientist. By selecting and combining various fragments of seed DNA, you can shape a creature's form as well as the way it moves. Fortunately, some of the creatures are bred to be self-destructive, just in case an escape situation arises with a dangerous mutation... The creature explodes if it touches the edge of the petri dish. Singlecell August uses version 2.0 of sumea::engine and it's designed to be run on newer PC platforms. Minimum recommendation is 600mhz PC, with preferrably Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor. The creature is some sort of "metablob" which is constructed from user-defined DNA parameters. DNA codes currently have parameters like: - Creature look and abilities - Walking speed and type - Jump types and lengths - A "bad mutation" code which suddenly just melts the creature. - Hyperactivity - IQ Credits: -------- Programming: Sami Arola Graphics: Jarkko Salminen Sami Arola and Jarkko Salminen work together as www.sumea.com, a computational-design studio based in Helsinki, Finland. Sumea creates advanced java-enabled artworks and applications for the wireless and online environments. Thanks to: ---------- Mikko Kodisoja for additional creature design Neea Laakso for mad professor notepad sketch Mika Tammenkoski for ideas Contact us: ----------- info@sumea.com