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DALiWorld
(DALi stands for Distributed Artificial Life) isn't
technically a distributed computing project since it isn't solving a problem.
It is just a fun toy: a distributed virtual aquarium.
Written in Java by DALi, Inc., it creates
a virtual saltwater aquarium in a desktop window or in your screensaver and
populates it with fish (which currently don't do much more than swim around).
When you are connected to the Internet, some of your fish will occasionally
migrate to other users' aquariums and some of their fish will migrate to yours
(you can turn this feature off if you want to). You can click your right
mouse button on each fish to see its passport, which shows who created it and
where it has been.
This project is still in development and requires you to install Java and Java3D libraries. The Windows software downloads everything you need, but for the Linux and Solaris users I recommend this project only for users experienced in downloading and installing Java packages. Version 0.5 is available as a July 30, 2001. Note: the project appears to be abandoned. The website has not been updated in a long time. The client still works, though. Participate at your own risk. |
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Help test the monkey Shakespeare theory with
The Monkey Shakespeare Simulator. The theory states:
"If you have enough monkeys banging randomly on typewriters, they will
eventually type the works of William Shakespeare." This project is just for
fun.
To participate in the project, display the project web page in your web browser. A Java applet runs in the web page while the page is displayed. The applet generates random pages of text and compares them to all of Shakespeare's plays, and displays any matches between the first X characters of a random page and a Shakespeare play. The web page displays the current record match: if you beat that record, you can press the Submit Record button in the applet to submit your new record, or you can follow instructions on the page to submit your new record manually. Note that the applet does not seem to be CPU-intensive, so you can run it at the same time as a CPU-intensive distributed application. |
current record: the first 11 letters from "Antony and Cleopatra," November 20, 2003 |
any web browser which runs Java applets | |
