My attempt at a basic smart algorithm. Not so easy...
Elevator Saga – An elevator programming game
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#42I wonder how much more efficient you could be, if people didn't just call for going up/down, but their destination floor.
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#43// works well enough:
{ currentFloor: 0,
init: function(elevators, floors) {
var elevator = elevators[0]; // Let's use the first elevator
elevator.on("idle", function() {
// The elevator is idle, so let's go to all the floors (or did we forget one?)
var nextFloor;
do nextFloor = Math.round(Math.random() * 2); while (nextFloor == this.currentFloor);
elevator.goToFloor(this.currentFloor = nextFloor);
});
},
update: function(dt, elevators, floors) {
// We normally don't need to do anything here
},
vendor: 'Sirius Cybernetics Corporation'
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#44Accessibility to non-programmers though as a good and inspiring learning tool? Or is that not an intended purpose?
Non-programmer here playing. It gamifies coding for sure. Intended purpose unknown.
If the makers read this, firstly this is brilliant. Second my feature request would be to have some record of history to watch how I improve (or not) each simulation.
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#45I wonder how much more efficient you could be, if people didn't just call for going up/down, but their destination floor.
ahead of time optimization!
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#46 {init:function(){world.transportedCounter=999999},update:eval}Re: Elevator Saga – An elevator programming game
#47My attempt at a basic smart algorithm. Not so easy... https://gist.github.com/kballenegger/e275a99d50de2ee07f97
Why do you have conditionals written like this: if (elevator.goingUpIndicator() == true)? Why not just: if (elevator.goingUpIndicator())?
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#48For someone like me who knows zero Javascript, this is exactly the sort of puzzle I need to get started. Elevator programming has always interested me. Thanks also to SeoxyS for posting some code - I was struggling a lot to get started without a few examples.
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#49Here's a fairly simple strategy for beating challenges 1 - 5. Basically drop off people in the elevator according to whoever's floor is closest. Then once the elevator is empty go to the closest floor that has people waiting to be picked up.
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#50Wow. I want so many more of these kind of things for my kids. It's so close to using code to solve real problems. How about an assembly line version where many parts have to come together in the correct order? Or an air traffic control one? Subway scheduling? Pizza delivery? More please!
It isn't quite programming, but your assembly line comment reminded me of http://pleasingfungus.com/Manufactoria/ which is a game about making state automata.