Thanks for the many great ideas, Alex. They will keep me busy for a while. Roger
> On Dec 29, 2021, at 6:23 AM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > That's really cool - thanks. > > Improvements ? How much time do you have :-) > > 1. Visual display of contagion zone while running. > > 2. Recovery. After being infected for some length of time, an individual > stops being infectious; either it dies, and becomes a static black dot, or > recovers and becomes a white dot again. Probably different times for each of > those to happen. And obviously a control for the likelihood of recovery vs > death. > > 3. Probabilistic infection. Rather than always infect another which comes > within reach, make that a probability of infection. > > 4. Viral load. Make the probability as above follow a bell curve over time, > as the individual becomes more infected, then recovers. > > 5. Simulate superspreader events. Maybe introduce short-term "gravity" that > attracts individuals within a range together - and hence if one is already > infected they infects lots of others. > > And I could go on almost forever :-) > Thinking of features is orders of magnitude easier and quicker than > implementing them :-) > > Thanks again, > > Alex. > > > On 29/12/2021 03:37, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote: >> I just uploaded a stack called “Infection" to Sample Stacks which might be a >> little fun (in a scary way) for some of you. It’s a Monte Carlo simulation >> wherein a number of individuals randomly moving about in an enclosed space, >> are infected by a single randomly infected individual. I welcome any >> feedback that might lead to more accuracy in or improvement to this model. >> >> Cheers, >> Roger >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
