Togetherness

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WHAT IS IT?

http://www.hermetic.ch/pca/tg.htm

HOW IT WORKS

http://www.hermetic.ch/pca/algorithms.htm#tg

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globals [average-togetherness]

to setup
  clear-all
  set-default-shape turtles "square"
  ask n-of (round (density * count patches)) patches
  [
    sprout 1
    [
      set color item (random num-colors) base-colors
    ]
  ]
  update-average
  reset-ticks
end 

to go
  repeat count patches
  [
    let t1 nobody
    while [t1 = nobody or [surrounded?] of t1]
    [
      set t1 one-of turtles
    ]
    ask t1
    [
      let p1 patch-here
      let p2 random-nearby
      let t2 one-of turtles-on p2
      ifelse t2 = nobody
      ;; case 1: move to empty patch?
      [
        let g gain p2
        if g >= 0 or (g = -1 and random lossy-move-chance = 0)
        [
          move-to p2
        ]
      ]
      ;; case 2: swap with turtle on occupied patch?
      [
        if color != [color] of t2 and
           not [surrounded?] of t2
        [
          let g gain p2 + [gain p1] of t2
          if g >= 0 or ((g = -1 or g = -2) and random lossy-move-chance = 0)
          [
            move-to p2
            ask t2 [ move-to p1 ]
          ]
        ]
      ]
    ]
  ]
  update-average
  tick
end 

to-report gain [new-patch]  ;; turtle procedure
  let c color
  let old count (turtles-on neighbors) with [color = c]
  let new count other (turtles-on [neighbors] of new-patch) with [color = c]
  report new - old
end 

to-report surrounded?  ;; turtle procedure
  report togetherness = 8
end 

;; picks a random patch from our Von Neumann neighborhood
;; in the radius set by the selection-range slider

to-report random-nearby  ;; patch procedure
  let x radius - random (2 * radius + 1)
  let y radius - random (2 * radius + 1)
  ifelse (x = 0 and y = 0) or (abs x + abs y > radius)
    [ report random-nearby ]
    [ report patch-at x y ]
end 

; Note: Is there a better way to write this last procedure?
; We're generating random offsets and then throwing out
; half of them as invalid; can't we directly pick
; valid offsets somehow? - ST 3/7/07

to-report togetherness ;; turtle procedure
  let c color
  report count (turtles-on neighbors) with [color = c]
end 

to update-average
  set average-togetherness mean [togetherness] of turtles
end 

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