Noble Ape Simulation

Version 0.674

The Noble Ape Simulation has been developed (as the Nervana Simulation) since 1996. The aim of the simulation is to create a detailed biological environment and a cognitive simulation.

The Simulation is intended as a palette for open source cross-platform development. It provides a stable means of simulating large-scale environments and cognitive processes on Windows, Mac and Linux.

The Simulation includes a detailed scripting language for user-implemented movement and cognitive-process development. A community of users receive information on the development through the monthly mailout and provide feedback and feature requests through the developer mailing list. There are also example movies to show features of the Simulation and improve the general user experience.

   Download Noble Ape Simulation 0.674
    (Application/Executable, Script Examples + Manual)
      Mac (95k)
      Windows (74k)

   Download Noble Ape Simulation 0.674 (ApeScript debug output)
    (Application/Executable, Script Examples + Manual)
      Mac (132k)
      Windows (85k)

   Download Noble Ape Simulation 0.674 source code
    (Source, Script Examples + Manual)
      ZIP Archive (128k)

   Download Noble Ape Simulation 0.672
    (Application/Executable, Script Examples + Manual)
      Linux (73k) (Note)
      Linux (ApeScript debug) (74k) (Note)

Notes for the Linux Version

This version is a beta that has been kindly compiled by Pedro Ferreira. He notes that it requires GTK 2.0 to run under X11.

Source Code

The Noble Ape Simulation has been open source from the start. The source code for the current Noble Ape Simulation has been online under continuous development for the past three and a half years. It represents an almost total departure from the original Simulation although the underlying principles remain.

There is additional source code history in the two alternative download sites listed in the left margin.

Link to Support

The Noble Ape Simulation doesn't accept donations, but it's always nice to have new users. If you like the Simulation and you have a web page, please consider a link to this page. The following text will give you a link icon for your page.

This will provide a link which opens the Simulation page in a new browser window, like the one below.