rlm@155: * Brainstorming different sensors and effectors.
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: Every sense that we have should have an effector that changes what
rlm@155: that sense (or others who have that sense) experiences.
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: ** Classic Senses
rlm@155: | Sense                        | Effector                        |
rlm@155: |------------------------------+---------------------------------|
rlm@155: | Vision                       | Variable Coloration             |
rlm@155: | Hearing                      | Speech                          |
rlm@155: | Proprioception               | Movement                        |
rlm@155: | Smell/Taste (Chemoreception) | Pheremones                      |
rlm@155: | Touch                        | Movement / Controllable Texture |
rlm@155: | Acceleration                 | Movement                        |
rlm@155: | Balance (sense gravity)      | Movement                        |
rlm@155: |                              |                                 |
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: - New Senses/Effectors
rlm@155: - Levitation
rlm@155: - Telekenesis
rlm@155: - control of gravity within a certain radius
rlm@155: - speed up/slow time
rlm@155: - object creation/destruction
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: - Symbol Sense
rlm@155:    Where objects in the world can be queried for description /
rlm@155:    symbols.
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: - Symbol Marking
rlm@155:    The ability to mark objects in the world with your own descriptions
rlm@155:    and symbols.
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: - Vision 
rlm@155:   Distinguish the polarization of light
rlm@155:   Color
rlm@155:   Movement
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: * project ideas
rlm@155:  - HACKER for writing muscle-control programs : Presented with
rlm@155:    low-level muscle control/ sense API, generate higher level programs
rlm@155:    for accomplishing various stated goals. Example goals might be
rlm@155:    "extend all your fingers" or "move your hand into the area with
rlm@155:    blue light" or "decrease the angle of this joint".  It would be
rlm@155:    like Sussman's HACKER, except it would operate with much more data
rlm@155:    in a more realistic world.  Start off with "calestanthics" to
rlm@155:    develop subrouitines over the motor control API.  This would be the
rlm@155:    "spinal chord" of a more intelligent creature.  The low level
rlm@155:    programming code might be a turning machine that could develop
rlm@155:    programs to iterate over a "tape" where each entry in the tape
rlm@155:    could control recruitment of the fibers in a muscle.
rlm@155:  - Make a virtual computer in the virtual world which with which the
rlm@155:    creature interacts using its fingers to press keys on a virtual
rlm@155:    keyboard.  The creature can access the internet, watch videos, take
rlm@155:    over the world, anything it wants.
rlm@155:  - Make virtual insturments like pianos, drumbs, etc that it learns to
rlm@155:    play.
rlm@155:  - make a joint that figures out what type of joint it is (range of
rlm@155:    motion)
rlm@155: 
rlm@155:    
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: * goals
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: ** have to get done before winston
rlm@155:  - [ ] write an explination for why greyscale bitmaps for senses is
rlm@155:        appropiate -- 1/2 day
rlm@155:  - [X] muscle control -- day
rlm@155:  - [X] proprioception sensor map in the style of the other senses -- day
rlm@193:  - [X] refactor integration code to distribute to each of the senses
rlm@155:        -- day
rlm@155:  - [ ] create video showing all the senses for Winston -- 2 days
rlm@155:  - [ ] send package to friends for critiques -- 2 days
rlm@155:  - [ ] write summary of project for Winston            \
rlm@155:  - [ ] project proposals for Winston                    \
rlm@155:  - [ ] additional senses to be implemented for Winston   |  -- 2 days 
rlm@155:  - [ ] send Winston package                             /
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: ** would be cool to get done before winston
rlm@155:  - [X] enable greyscale bitmaps for touch -- 2 hours 
rlm@155:  - [X] use sawfish to auto-tile sense windows -- 6 hours
rlm@155:  - [X] sawfish keybinding to automatically delete all sense windows
rlm@155:  - [ ] directly change the UV-pixels to show sensor activation -- 2
rlm@155:        days
rlm@155:  - [ ] proof of concept C sense manipulation  -- 2 days 
rlm@155:  - [ ] proof of concept GPU sense manipulation -- week
rlm@155:  - [ ] fourier view of sound -- 2 or 3 days 
rlm@155:  - [ ] dancing music listener -- 1 day, depends on fourier
rlm@155: 
rlm@155: ** don't have to get done before winston
rlm@155:  - [ ] write tests for integration -- 3 days
rlm@155:  - [ ] usertime/gametime clock HUD display -- day 
rlm@155:  - [ ] find papers for each of the senses justifying my own
rlm@155:        representation -- week
rlm@155:  - [ ] show sensor maps in HUD display? -- 4 days
rlm@155:  - [ ] show sensor maps in AWT display? -- 2 days
rlm@155: 
rlm@162: * refactoring objectives
rlm@184:  - [X] consistent, high-quality names
rlm@184:  - [X] joint-creation function in the style of others, kill blender-creature
rlm@184:  - [X] docstrings for every function
rlm@184:  - [X] common image-loading code
rlm@193:  - [X] refactor display/debug code
rlm@184:  - [X] refactor the "get the XX nodes functions"
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 
rlm@163: these are the sense-functions --- they each take a Node which
rlm@163: repepsents the creature
rlm@163: 
rlm@163: 
rlm@184:  - [X] body!
rlm@184:  - [X] joints!
rlm@163: 
rlm@184:  - [X] touch!
rlm@164:  - [X] hearing!
rlm@184:  - [X] vision!
rlm@184:  - [X] proprioception!
rlm@184:  - [X] movement!
rlm@164: 
rlm@164: 
rlm@164: ;;In the elder days of Art,
rlm@164: ;;Builders wrought with greatest care
rlm@164: ;;Each minute and unseen part;
rlm@164: ;;For the Gods see everywhere.