autonomous-agent-homework

let agent;

let colors = [];

let bgColor;

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function setup() {

  createCanvas(800, 800);

  bgColor = color(20);

  background(bgColor);

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  // Initialize vibrant colors

  colors = [

    '#F72585', '#7209B7', '#3A0CA3', '#4361EE', '#4CC9F0',

    '#F9C74F', '#90BE6D', '#43AA8B', '#577590', '#FF6F61',

    '#A7C7E7', '#FFB400', '#FF5733', '#D7263D', '#36A2EB'

  ];

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  // Create the first autonomous agent

  agent = new AutonomousAgent(random(width), random(height));

}

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function draw() {

  // Do not clear the canvas; trails will be permanent

  agent.update();

  agent.display();

}

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class AutonomousAgent {

  constructor(x, y) {

    this.position = createVector(x, y);

    this.velocity = p5.Vector.random2D().mult(random(15, 30)); // Increased initial speed

    this.acceleration = createVector(0, 0);

    this.size = random(6, 12); // Random size

    this.colorIndex = floor(random(colors.length));

    this.maxSpeed = random(30, 50); // Significantly increased max speed

    this.trails = []; // Store trail points

  }

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  update() {

    // Random acceleration for faster change in direction

    this.acceleration = p5.Vector.random2D().mult(random(1, 2)); // Higher acceleration

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    // Update velocity and constrain speed to maximum limit

    this.velocity.add(this.acceleration);

    this.velocity.limit(this.maxSpeed);

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    // Update position

    this.position.add(this.velocity);

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    // Add the current position to the trail

    this.trails.push({

      pos: this.position.copy(),

      size: this.size,

      color: colors[this.colorIndex]

    });

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    // Boundary conditions: spawn a new agent if hitting edges

    if (this.position.x < 0 || this.position.x > width || this.position.y < 0 || this.position.y > height) {

      this.spawnNewAgent();

    }

  }

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  display() {

    // Draw the trail

    for (let trail of this.trails) {

      noStroke();

      fill(trail.color);

      ellipse(trail.pos.x, trail.pos.y, trail.size);

    }

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    // Draw the agent

    noStroke();

    fill(colors[this.colorIndex]);

    ellipse(this.position.x, this.position.y, this.size, this.size);

  }

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  spawnNewAgent() {

    // Spawn a new agent at the current position where the agent hits the edge

    let spawnX = this.position.x;

    let spawnY = this.position.y;

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    // Spawn a new agent at this edge contact point

    let newAgent = new AutonomousAgent(spawnX, spawnY);

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    // Apply a random velocity to make sure the new agent moves away from the edge

    newAgent.velocity = p5.Vector.random2D().mult(random(15, 30));  // Random velocity to start

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    // Set the newly spawned agent to the global agent variable

    agent = newAgent;

  }

}

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