ai.planet

ai.planet is a useful and comprehensive virtual world application for artificial intelligence, designed to help developers study and visualize algorithms in a versatile 3D environment.

The program provides a very detailed and easy-to-use layout, that enables you to create a whole new virtual world with plants and trees, mountains and oceans as well as artificial intelligence and animals.

This application is entertaining, and it can offer an educational perspective to anyone passionate about nature.

To get started, you have to create a primary world by adding lands such as deserts, dirt, green fields, mountains and valleys. You can lower or raise the area until you get the right elevation level. Adding an atmosphere like clouds, rain, heat or cold makes the planet capable of sustaining life.

To create plants you have to hold down the mouse button and move the pointer above the continent for the trees (e.g. apple, orange, fire) to be spread out. Plus, you can drop apple or orange seeds to the ground for them to grow, or plant grass and forests.

After setting a few plants to produce oxygen, the tool lets you choose creatures from a large variety of both domestic and wild animals, such as birds and fish.

The left panel of the window provides detailed information about the planet. The population tab opens a window with a graph showing the development of the various populations in the world. The temperature and humidity are shown as a map. The list lets you examine the attributes of every object, and the events tab displays a log with recent activity.

You have the possibility to place special objects like bubble and beacons that drain water. The tool can simulate disasters, find specific objects and toggle certain graphical overlays and effects, some of which are CPU-intensive. Moreover, it lets you adjust the audio volume, toggle visual trails for objects, manage windows, and record images.

To wrap it up, ai.planet is a sophisticated, yet easy-to-learn software tool, created to provide an accurate reproduction of a planet filled with water, land, animals, plants and other objects. However, its old interface makes it hard to understand what you are actually designing.