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Re: More Betterer Game of Life

by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop)
on Sep 22, 2017 at 22:55 UTC ( [id://1199937]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to More Betterer Game of Life

I've updated Organism.pm to automatically detect the integer size perl was built with and use 32 x 32 tiles for a 32-bit perl and 64 x 64 tiles for a 64-bit perl. You can override this by editing Organism.pm and manually setting $TILE_SIZE_FULL to 32 or 64. I've tested with an old 32-bit Perl 5.8.6 and it works for me.

Updated Benchmark Results

As you might expect, Organism.pm runs a bit slower (and uses more memory) with 32-bit ints -- but not by much.

Version375K cells750K cells1.5 million cells3 million cells
new Organism.pm (64 x 64 tiles)1 secs1 secs3 secs5 secs
new Organism.pm (32 x 32 tiles)1 secs1 secs4 secs7 secs
Organism.pm (Mario improvements)13 secs26 secs52 secs108 secs
Organism.pm (Original)35 secs70 secs141 secs284 secs
Game::Life::Infinite:Board37 secs96 secs273 secs905 secs

As for memory use, the maximum Windows Private Bytes used for the three million cell case by each process was:

  • New Organism.pm (64 x 64 tiles): 700,000K - 1,100,000K (update: seems to vary)
  • New Organism.pm (32 x 32 tiles): 1,400,000K
  • Organism.pm (Original): 1,455,004K
  • Organism.pm (Mario improvements): 1,596,368K
  • Game::Life::Infinite:Board: 18,138,504K

Benchmark timings running AppleFritter's Lidka test for 30,000 ticks were:
VersionLidka 30,000 ticks
new Organism.pm (64 x 64 tiles)58 secs
new Organism.pm (32 x 32 tiles)86 secs
Organism.pm (Mario improvements)450 secs
Organism.pm (Original)1635 secs
Game::Life::Infinite:Board640 secs

Updated Organism.pm follows.

package Organism; use strict; use warnings; # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # The Universe is modelled as a set of overlapping tiles. # For background, see http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Life128_and_vlife # We use a simple scheme of 64 x 64 tiles (60 x 60 core) with # conventional tiling (each tile has eight neighbours). # Note: alternatively 32 x 32 (28 x 28 core) can be used with 32-bit i +ntegers. # Note that this was chosen for simplicity; more efficient schemes # are available, such as the "brick wall tiling" used by Goucher # in later versions (apgmera, version 3) # # This code is loosely based on apgnano (version 2) but advances # one tick at a time (rather than advancing two at a time) # and does not attempt to use universe history. # This was to keep the implementation short. # # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # SQUARE TILE # Note: if using 64 x 64 square tiles, perl must be built with 64-bit +integers # Choose tile size (32 or 64) automatically based on perl integer size +: use Config; my $TILE_SIZE_FULL = $Config{ivsize} < 8 ? 32 : 64; # ... or manually override by editing the next line # $TILE_SIZE_FULL = 32; # manually set to 32 or 64 warn __PACKAGE__, ": using $TILE_SIZE_FULL x $TILE_SIZE_FULL tiles\n"; my $BM_MIDDLE = 0x3ffffffc; my $BM_LEFT = 0xfffffffc; my $BM_RIGHT = 0x3fffffff; my $BM_OUTER = 0xc0000003; my $BM_LEFTMIDDLE = 0x30000000; my $BM_RIGHTMIDDLE = 0x0000000c; if ($TILE_SIZE_FULL == 64) { no warnings qw(portable overflow); $BM_MIDDLE = 0x3ffffffffffffffc; $BM_LEFT = 0xfffffffffffffffc; $BM_RIGHT = 0x3fffffffffffffff; $BM_OUTER = 0xc000000000000003; $BM_LEFTMIDDLE = 0x3000000000000000; $BM_RIGHTMIDDLE = 0x000000000000000c; } my $BORDER_WIDTH = 2; my $BORDER_WIDTH_P1 = $BORDER_WIDTH + 1; my $TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1 = $TILE_SIZE_FULL - 1; my $TILE_SIZE_MBD = $TILE_SIZE_FULL - $BORDER_WIDTH; my $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1 = $TILE_SIZE_MBD - 1; my $TILE_SIZE_CORE = $TILE_SIZE_FULL - 2 * $BORDER_WIDTH; my $TILE_SIZE_CORE_P1 = $TILE_SIZE_CORE + 1; # Neighbours are numbered clockwise starting with the one directly abo +ve my $NUM_NEIGH = 8; my $NEIGH_TOP = 0; my $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT = 1; my $NEIGH_RIGHT = 2; my $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT = 3; my $NEIGH_BOTTOM = 4; my $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT = 5; my $NEIGH_LEFT = 6; my $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT = 7; # Note that the i ^ 4 trick sets i to the opposite one, that is: # 0 > 4 (TOP > BOTTOM) # 1 > 5 (TOP RIGHT > BOTTOM LEFT) # 2 > 6 (RIGHT > LEFT) # 3 > 7 (BOTTOM RIGHT > TOP LEFT) # 4 > 0 (BOTTOM > TOP) # 5 > 1 (BOTTOM LEFT > TOP RIGHT) # 6 > 2 (LEFT > RIGHT) # 7 > 3 (TOP LEFT > BOTTOM RIGHT) # The functions starting with st_ manipulate # a simple $TILE_SIZE_FULL x $TILE_SIZE_FULL square tile bitmap. # Note that x and y must be in 0..$TILE_SIZE_FULL-1 range. # $row is a ref to an array of 64 unsigned 64-bit ints. # Note: $row can alternatively be an array of 32 unsigned 32-bit ints. # The value in row[] bitmap is 0 (dead) or 1 (alive). sub st_getcellval { my ($row, $x, $y) = @_; my $mk = 1 << ($TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1 - $x); return $row->[$y] & $mk ? 1 : 0; } sub st_setcellval { my ($row, $x, $y, $v) = @_; my $mk = 1 << ($TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1 - $x); if ($v) { $row->[$y] |= $mk; } else { $row->[$y] &= ~$mk; } } sub st_insertcells { my $row = shift; for my $r (@_) { st_setcellval($row, $r->[0], $r->[1], 1) } } # Used for verification and unit testing of st_tiletick sub st_getlivecells { my $row = shift; my @cells; for my $y (0 .. $TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1) { next unless $row->[$y]; for my $x (0 .. $TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1) { st_getcellval($row, $x, $y) and push @cells, [ $x, $y ]; } } sort { $a->[0] <=> $b->[0] || $a->[1] <=> $b->[1] } @cells; } # Advance the interior of square tile by one tick. # Return a two element list: # [0] : 1 if square tile changed, else 0. # [1] : neighbour flags (see NEIGH flags above) # indicates which neighbours need to be updated sub st_tiletick { my $row = shift; my $neigh = 0; my $bigdiff = 0; my @carry = (0) x $TILE_SIZE_FULL; my @parity = (0) x $TILE_SIZE_FULL; my @diff = (0) x $TILE_SIZE_FULL; my ( $aa, $bb, $p, $q, $r, $s, $bit0, $bit1, $bit2 ); my $top = 0; my $bottom = $TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1; while ($top < $TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1 && $row->[$top] == 0) { ++$top } while ($bottom > 0 && $row->[$bottom] == 0) { --$bottom } if ($top > $bottom) { return ( 0, $neigh ) } for my $i ($top .. $bottom) { $aa = $row->[$i] >> 1; $bb = $row->[$i] << 1; $q = $aa ^ $bb; $parity[$i] = $q ^ $row->[$i]; $carry[$i] = ($q & $row->[$i]) | ($aa & $bb); } --$top; ++$bottom; if ($top < 1) { $top = 1 } if ($bottom > $TILE_SIZE_MBD) { $bottom = $TILE_SIZE_MBD } for my $i ($top .. $bottom) { $aa = $parity[$i-1]; $bb = $parity[$i+1]; $q = $aa ^ $bb; $bit0 = $q ^ $parity[$i]; $r = ($q & $parity[$i]) | ($aa & $bb); $aa = $carry[$i-1]; $bb = $carry[$i+1]; $q = $aa ^ $bb; $p = $q ^ $carry[$i]; $s = ($q & $carry[$i]) | ($aa & $bb); $bit1 = $p ^ $r; $bit2 = $s ^ ($p & $r); $p = ($bit0 & $bit1 & ~$bit2) | ($bit2 & ~$bit1 & ~$bit0 & $row- +>[$i]); $diff[$i] = ($row->[$i] ^ $p) & $BM_MIDDLE; $bigdiff |= $diff[$i]; $row->[$i] = ($p & $BM_MIDDLE) | ($row->[$i] & ~$BM_MIDDLE); } $aa = $diff[$BORDER_WIDTH] | $diff[$BORDER_WIDTH_P1]; $bb = $diff[$TILE_SIZE_CORE] | $diff[$TILE_SIZE_CORE_P1]; if ($bigdiff) { if ($bigdiff & $BM_LEFTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_LEFT } if ($bigdiff & $BM_RIGHTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_RIGHT } } if ($aa) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_TOP; if ($aa & $BM_LEFTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT } if ($aa & $BM_RIGHTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT } } if ($bb) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM; if ($bb & $BM_LEFTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT } if ($bb & $BM_RIGHTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT +} } my $changed = ($bigdiff != 0) ? 1 : 0; return ( $changed, $neigh ); } # See perlmonks.org, node_id: 1199987 # Inline this popcount function below # sub popcount { sprintf('%b', shift) =~ tr/1// } # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # ORGANISM sub count { my $self = shift; my $tiles = $self->{Tiles}; my $cnt = 0; for my $k (keys %{$tiles}) { my $row = $tiles->{$k}->{Row}; for my $y ($BORDER_WIDTH .. $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1) { next unless $row->[$y]; # $cnt += popcount($row->[$y] & $BM_MIDDLE); $cnt += sprintf('%b', $row->[$iy] & $BM_MIDDLE) =~ tr/1//; } } return $cnt; } # Input a list of [ x, y ] coords sub insert_cells { my $self = shift; for my $r (@_) { $self->setcell($r->[0], $r->[1], 1) } } # Used for verification and testing the state of the organism sub get_live_cells { my $self = shift; my $tiles = $self->{Tiles}; my @cells; for my $k (keys %{$tiles}) { my $sqt = $tiles->{$k}; for my $y ($BORDER_WIDTH .. $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1) { next unless $sqt->{Row}->[$y]; for my $x ($BORDER_WIDTH .. $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1) { if (st_getcellval($sqt->{Row}, $x, $y)) { push @cells, [$TILE_SIZE_CORE * $sqt->{Tx} + $x - $BORDER_WIDTH, $TILE_SIZE_CORE * $sqt->{Ty} + $y - $BORDER_WIDTH]; } } } } sort { $a->[0] <=> $b->[0] || $a->[1] <=> $b->[1] } @cells; } sub get_neighbour { my $self = shift; my $sqt = shift; my $i = shift; unless ($sqt->{Neighbours}->[$i]) { my $x = $sqt->{Tx}; my $y = $sqt->{Ty}; if ($i >= $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT && $i <= $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT) { ++ +$x } if ($i >= $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT && $i <= $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT) { ++ +$y } if ($i >= $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT && $i <= $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT) { -- +$x } if ($i == $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT || $i <= $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT) { -- +$y } my $tiles = $self->{Tiles}; my $k = pack 'i2', $x, $y; unless (exists $tiles->{$k}) { $tiles->{$k} = { Row => [ (0) x $TILE_SIZE_FULL ], Tx => $x, Ty => $y, Updateflags => 0, Neighbours => [], }; } $sqt->{Neighbours}->[$i] = $tiles->{$k}; } return $sqt->{Neighbours}->[$i]; } # Alert the neighbour that its neighbour (the original tile) has chang +ed sub update_neighbour { my $self = shift; my $sqt = shift; my $i = shift; if ($self->get_neighbour($sqt, $i)->{Updateflags} == 0) { push @{$self->{Modified}}, $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $i); } $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $i)->{Updateflags} |= 1 << ($i ^ 4); } # Update the relevant portions of the boundary (a 64-by-64 square # with the central 60-by-60 square removed) by copying data from # the interiors (the 60-by-60 central squares) of the neighbours. # Only perform this copying when necessary. # Note: alternatively: 32-by-32 with central 28-by-28. sub update_boundary { my $self = shift; my $sqt = shift; my $temp_modified = $self->{TempModified}; if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_TOP) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_TOP); $sqt->{Row}->[0] = ($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE] & $BM_MIDDLE) | + ($sqt->{Row}->[0] & $BM_OUTER); $sqt->{Row}->[1] = ($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE_P1] & $BM_MIDDLE +) | ($sqt->{Row}->[1] & $BM_OUTER); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT); $sqt->{Row}->[0] = (($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE] & $BM_MIDDLE) +<< $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[0] & $BM_RIGHT); $sqt->{Row}->[1] = (($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE_P1] & $BM_MIDDL +E) << $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[1] & $BM_RIGHT); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT); $sqt->{Row}->[0] = (($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE] & $BM_MIDDLE) +>> $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[0] & $BM_LEFT); $sqt->{Row}->[1] = (($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE_P1] & $BM_MIDDL +E) >> $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[1] & $BM_LEFT); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_BOTTOM); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] = ($n->{Row}->[$BORDER_WIDTH] & $B +M_MIDDLE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] & $BM_OUTER); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] = ($n->{Row}->[3] & $BM_MIDDLE +) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] & $BM_OUTER); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] = (($n->{Row}->[$BORDER_WIDTH] & $ +BM_MIDDLE) << $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] & $BM +_RIGHT); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] = (($n->{Row}->[3] & $BM_MIDDL +E) << $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] & $BM_RIG +HT); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] = (($n->{Row}->[$BORDER_WIDTH] & $ +BM_MIDDLE) >> $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] & $BM +_LEFT); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] = (($n->{Row}->[3] & $BM_MIDDL +E) >> $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] & $BM_LEF +T); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_LEFT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_LEFT); for my $i ($BORDER_WIDTH .. $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1) { $sqt->{Row}->[$i] = (($n->{Row}->[$i] & $BM_MIDDLE) << $TILE_ +SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$i] & $BM_RIGHT); } } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_RIGHT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_RIGHT); for my $i ($BORDER_WIDTH .. $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1) { $sqt->{Row}->[$i] = (($n->{Row}->[$i] & $BM_MIDDLE) >> $TILE_ +SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$i] & $BM_LEFT); } } $sqt->{Updateflags} = 0; push @{$temp_modified}, $sqt; } # Advance the interior of the tile by one generation. sub update_tile { my $self = shift; my $modified = $self->{Modified}; my $sqt = shift; my ($update_flag, $neigh) = st_tiletick($sqt->{Row}); if ($update_flag) { if ($sqt->{Updateflags} == 0) { push @{$modified}, $sqt } $sqt->{Updateflags} |= 1 << $NUM_NEIGH; } for my $i (0 .. $NUM_NEIGH - 1) { if ($neigh & (1 << $i)) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $i) } } } sub tick { my $self = shift; my $modified = $self->{Modified}; my $temp_modified = $self->{TempModified}; while (@{$modified}) { $self->update_boundary(pop @{$modified}); } while (@{$temp_modified}) { $self->update_tile(pop @{$temp_modified}); } } sub updatecell { my $self = shift; my $sqt = shift; my $x = shift; my $y = shift; if ($sqt->{Updateflags} == 0) { push @{$self->{Modified}}, $sqt } $sqt->{Updateflags} |= 1 << $NUM_NEIGH; if ($y <= $BORDER_WIDTH_P1) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_ +TOP) } if ($y >= $TILE_SIZE_CORE) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_B +OTTOM) } if ($x <= $BORDER_WIDTH_P1) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_LEFT); if ($y <= $BORDER_WIDTH_P1) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEI +GH_TOP_LEFT) } if ($y >= $TILE_SIZE_CORE) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEIG +H_BOTTOM_LEFT) } } if ($x >= $TILE_SIZE_CORE) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_RIGHT); if ($y <= $BORDER_WIDTH_P1) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEI +GH_TOP_RIGHT) } if ($y >= $TILE_SIZE_CORE) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEIG +H_BOTTOM_RIGHT) } } } sub setcell { my $self = shift; my $x = shift; my $y = shift; my $state = shift; my $tiles = $self->{Tiles}; my $ox = $x % $TILE_SIZE_CORE; my $oy = $y % $TILE_SIZE_CORE; if ($ox < 0) { $ox += $TILE_SIZE_CORE } if ($oy < 0) { $oy += $TILE_SIZE_CORE } my $tx = ($x - $ox) / $TILE_SIZE_CORE; my $ty = ($y - $oy) / $TILE_SIZE_CORE; my $k = pack 'i2', $tx, $ty; unless (exists $tiles->{$k}) { $tiles->{$k} = { Row => [ (0) x $TILE_SIZE_FULL ], Tx => $tx, Ty => $ty, Updateflags => 0, Neighbours => [], }; } my $xx = $ox + $BORDER_WIDTH; my $yy = $oy + $BORDER_WIDTH; st_setcellval($tiles->{$k}->{Row}, $xx, $yy, $state); $self->updatecell($tiles->{$k}, $xx, $yy); } sub getcellval { my $self = shift; my $x = shift; my $y = shift; my $tiles = $self->{Tiles}; my $ox = $x % $TILE_SIZE_CORE; my $oy = $y % $TILE_SIZE_CORE; if ($ox < 0) { $ox += $TILE_SIZE_CORE } if ($oy < 0) { $oy += $TILE_SIZE_CORE } my $tx = ($x - $ox) / $TILE_SIZE_CORE; my $ty = ($y - $oy) / $TILE_SIZE_CORE; my $k = pack 'i2', $tx, $ty; exists $tiles->{$k} or return 0; return st_getcellval( $tiles->{$k}->{Row}, $ox + $BORDER_WIDTH, $oy + $BORDER_WIDTH ); } sub new { my $class = shift; my %init_self = ( Tiles => {}, Modified => [], TempModified => [] ) +; bless \%init_self, $class; } 1;

Update: For cheap thrills, I tried bigint with 128-bit integers. Very few changes needed to the code, just:

use bigint; $TILE_SIZE_FULL = 128; if ($TILE_SIZE_FULL == 128) { no warnings qw(portable overflow); $BM_MIDDLE = 0x3ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffc; $BM_LEFT = 0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffc; $BM_RIGHT = 0x3fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff; $BM_OUTER = 0xc0000000000000000000000000000003; $BM_LEFTMIDDLE = 0x30000000000000000000000000000000; $BM_RIGHTMIDDLE = 0x0000000000000000000000000000000c; }
It appeared to work fine, but was super slow, as you might expect.

Update: Tried to clarify the code a bit by introducing a new coordinate mapping function get_tile_coords() and its converse get_cell_coords() (plus some other minor improvements).

package Organism; use strict; use warnings; # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # The Universe is modelled as a set of overlapping tiles. # For background, see http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Life128_and_vlife # We use a simple scheme of 64 x 64 tiles (60 x 60 core) with # conventional tiling (each tile has eight neighbours). # Note: alternatively 32 x 32 (28 x 28 core) can be used with 32-bit i +ntegers. # Note that this was chosen for simplicity; more efficient schemes # are available, such as the "brick wall tiling" used by Goucher # in later versions (apgmera, version 3) # # This code is loosely based on apgnano (version 2) but advances # one tick at a time (rather than advancing two at a time) # and does not attempt to use universe history. # This was to keep the implementation short. # # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # SQUARE TILE # Note: if using 64 x 64 square tiles, perl must be built with 64-bit +integers # Choose tile size (32 or 64) automatically based on perl integer size +: use Config; my $TILE_SIZE_FULL = $Config{ivsize} < 8 ? 32 : 64; # ... or manually override by editing the next line # $TILE_SIZE_FULL = 32; # manually set to 32 or 64 warn __PACKAGE__, ": using $TILE_SIZE_FULL x $TILE_SIZE_FULL tiles\n"; my $BM_MIDDLE = 0x3ffffffc; my $BM_LEFT = 0xfffffffc; my $BM_RIGHT = 0x3fffffff; my $BM_OUTER = 0xc0000003; my $BM_LEFTMIDDLE = 0x30000000; my $BM_RIGHTMIDDLE = 0x0000000c; my $BM_FMT = '%032b'; if ($TILE_SIZE_FULL == 64) { no warnings qw(portable overflow); $BM_MIDDLE = 0x3ffffffffffffffc; $BM_LEFT = 0xfffffffffffffffc; $BM_RIGHT = 0x3fffffffffffffff; $BM_OUTER = 0xc000000000000003; $BM_LEFTMIDDLE = 0x3000000000000000; $BM_RIGHTMIDDLE = 0x000000000000000c; $BM_FMT = '%064b'; } my $BORDER_WIDTH = 2; my $BORDER_WIDTH_P1 = $BORDER_WIDTH + 1; my $TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1 = $TILE_SIZE_FULL - 1; my $TILE_SIZE_MBD = $TILE_SIZE_FULL - $BORDER_WIDTH; my $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1 = $TILE_SIZE_MBD - 1; my $TILE_SIZE_CORE = $TILE_SIZE_FULL - 2 * $BORDER_WIDTH; my $TILE_SIZE_CORE_P1 = $TILE_SIZE_CORE + 1; # Neighbours are numbered clockwise starting with the one directly abo +ve my $NUM_NEIGH = 8; my $NEIGH_TOP = 0; my $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT = 1; my $NEIGH_RIGHT = 2; my $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT = 3; my $NEIGH_BOTTOM = 4; my $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT = 5; my $NEIGH_LEFT = 6; my $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT = 7; # Note that the i ^ 4 trick sets i to the opposite one, that is: # 0 > 4 (TOP > BOTTOM) # 1 > 5 (TOP RIGHT > BOTTOM LEFT) # 2 > 6 (RIGHT > LEFT) # 3 > 7 (BOTTOM RIGHT > TOP LEFT) # 4 > 0 (BOTTOM > TOP) # 5 > 1 (BOTTOM LEFT > TOP RIGHT) # 6 > 2 (LEFT > RIGHT) # 7 > 3 (TOP LEFT > BOTTOM RIGHT) # The functions starting with st_ manipulate # a simple $TILE_SIZE_FULL x $TILE_SIZE_FULL square tile bitmap. # Note that $x and $y must be in 0..$TILE_SIZE_FULL-1 range. # $row is a ref to an array of 64 unsigned 64-bit ints. # Note: $row can alternatively be an array of 32 unsigned 32-bit ints. # The value in row[] bitmap is 0 (dead) or 1 (alive). sub st_getcellval { my ($row, $x, $y) = @_; # my $mask = 1 << ($TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1 - $x); # return $row->[$y] & $mask ? 1 : 0; $row->[$y] & ( 1 << ($TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1 - $x) ); } sub st_setcellval { my ($row, $x, $y, $v) = @_; my $mask = 1 << ($TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1 - $x); if ($v) { $row->[$y] |= $mask; } else { $row->[$y] &= ~$mask; } } sub st_insertcells { my $row = shift; for my $r (@_) { st_setcellval($row, $r->[0], $r->[1], 1) } } # Used for verification and unit testing of st_tiletick sub st_getlivecells { my $row = shift; my @cells; for my $y (0 .. $TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1) { next unless $row->[$y]; for my $x (0 .. $TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1) { st_getcellval($row, $x, $y) and push @cells, [ $x, $y ]; } } sort { $a->[0] <=> $b->[0] || $a->[1] <=> $b->[1] } @cells; } # Advance the interior of square tile by one tick. # Return a two element list: # [0] : 1 if square tile changed, else 0. # [1] : neighbour flags (see NEIGH flags above) # indicates which neighbours need to be updated sub st_tiletick { my $row = shift; my $neigh = 0; my $bigdiff = 0; my @carry = (0) x $TILE_SIZE_FULL; my @parity = (0) x $TILE_SIZE_FULL; my @diff = (0) x $TILE_SIZE_FULL; my ( $aa, $bb, $p, $q, $r, $s, $bit0, $bit1, $bit2 ); my $top = 0; my $bottom = $TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1; while ($top < $TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1 && $row->[$top] == 0) { ++$top } while ($bottom > 0 && $row->[$bottom] == 0) { --$bottom } if ($top > $bottom) { return ( 0, $neigh ) } for my $i ($top .. $bottom) { $aa = $row->[$i] >> 1; $bb = $row->[$i] << 1; $q = $aa ^ $bb; $parity[$i] = $q ^ $row->[$i]; $carry[$i] = ($q & $row->[$i]) | ($aa & $bb); } --$top; ++$bottom; if ($top < 1) { $top = 1 } if ($bottom > $TILE_SIZE_MBD) { $bottom = $TILE_SIZE_MBD } for my $i ($top .. $bottom) { $aa = $parity[$i-1]; $bb = $parity[$i+1]; $q = $aa ^ $bb; $bit0 = $q ^ $parity[$i]; $r = ($q & $parity[$i]) | ($aa & $bb); $aa = $carry[$i-1]; $bb = $carry[$i+1]; $q = $aa ^ $bb; $p = $q ^ $carry[$i]; $s = ($q & $carry[$i]) | ($aa & $bb); $bit1 = $p ^ $r; $bit2 = $s ^ ($p & $r); $p = ($bit0 & $bit1 & ~$bit2) | ($bit2 & ~$bit1 & ~$bit0 & $row- +>[$i]); $diff[$i] = ($row->[$i] ^ $p) & $BM_MIDDLE; $bigdiff |= $diff[$i]; $row->[$i] = ($p & $BM_MIDDLE) | ($row->[$i] & ~$BM_MIDDLE); } $aa = $diff[$BORDER_WIDTH] | $diff[$BORDER_WIDTH_P1]; $bb = $diff[$TILE_SIZE_CORE] | $diff[$TILE_SIZE_CORE_P1]; if ($bigdiff) { if ($bigdiff & $BM_LEFTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_LEFT } if ($bigdiff & $BM_RIGHTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_RIGHT } } if ($aa) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_TOP; if ($aa & $BM_LEFTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT } if ($aa & $BM_RIGHTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT } } if ($bb) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM; if ($bb & $BM_LEFTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT } if ($bb & $BM_RIGHTMIDDLE) { $neigh |= 1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT +} } my $changed = ($bigdiff != 0) ? 1 : 0; return ( $changed, $neigh ); } # Note: mapping of x (cell) to tx (tile) is: # x tx # ---------- -- # ... # -121..-180 -3 # -61..-120 -2 # -1..-60 -1 # 0.. 59 0 # 60..119 1 # 120..179 2 # ... # Ditto for y (cell) to ty (tile). # Input cell (x, y). Return (tx, ty, ix, iy) # (tx, ty) : Tile coords # (ix, iy) : x, y coords inside tile sub get_tile_coords { my ( $x, $y ) = @_; my $ox = $x % $TILE_SIZE_CORE; my $oy = $y % $TILE_SIZE_CORE; if ($ox < 0) { $ox += $TILE_SIZE_CORE } if ($oy < 0) { $oy += $TILE_SIZE_CORE } my $tx = ($x - $ox) / $TILE_SIZE_CORE; my $ty = ($y - $oy) / $TILE_SIZE_CORE; my $ix = $ox + $BORDER_WIDTH; my $iy = $oy + $BORDER_WIDTH; return ( $tx, $ty, $ix, $iy ); } # Converse of get_tile_coords # Input (tx, ty, ix, iy). Return cell (x, y) sub get_cell_coords { my ( $tx, $ty, $ix, $iy ) = @_; my $x = $TILE_SIZE_CORE * $tx + $ix - $BORDER_WIDTH; my $y = $TILE_SIZE_CORE * $ty + $iy - $BORDER_WIDTH; return ( $x, $y ); } # See perlmonks.org, node_id: 1199987 # Inline this popcount function below # sub popcount { sprintf('%b', shift) =~ tr/1// } # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # ORGANISM # Input a list of [ x, y ] coords sub insert_cells { my $self = shift; for my $r (@_) { $self->setcell($r->[0], $r->[1], 1) } } # Used for verification and testing the state of the organism sub count { my $self = shift; my $tiles = $self->{Tiles}; my $cnt = 0; for my $sqt (values %{$tiles}) { my $row = $sqt->{Row}; for my $iy ($BORDER_WIDTH .. $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1) { next unless $row->[$iy]; # $cnt += popcount($row->[$iy] & $BM_MIDDLE); $cnt += sprintf('%b', $row->[$iy] & $BM_MIDDLE) =~ tr/1//; } } return $cnt; } # Used for verification and testing the state of the organism sub get_live_cells { my $self = shift; my $tiles = $self->{Tiles}; my @cells; for my $sqt (values %{$tiles}) { my $row = $sqt->{Row}; my $tx = $sqt->{Tx}; my $ty = $sqt->{Ty}; for my $iy ($BORDER_WIDTH .. $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1) { my $rowval = $row->[$iy]; next unless $rowval; for my $ix ($BORDER_WIDTH .. $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1) { # next unless st_getcellval($row, $ix, $iy); next unless $rowval & ( 1 << ($TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1 - $ix) ); push @cells, [ $TILE_SIZE_CORE * $tx + $ix - $BORDER_WIDTH, $TILE_SIZE_CORE * $ty + $iy - $BORDER_WIDTH ]; } # my @biton = split //, sprintf($BM_FMT, $rowval & $BM_MIDDLE +); # for my $ix ( grep($biton[$_], 0 .. $#biton) ) # { # push @cells, # [ $TILE_SIZE_CORE * $tx + $ix - $BORDER_WIDTH, # $TILE_SIZE_CORE * $ty + $iy - $BORDER_WIDTH ]; # } } } sort { $a->[0] <=> $b->[0] || $a->[1] <=> $b->[1] } @cells; } sub get_neighbour { my $self = shift; my $sqt = shift; my $i = shift; unless ($sqt->{Neighbours}->[$i]) { my $tx = $sqt->{Tx}; my $ty = $sqt->{Ty}; if ($i >= $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT && $i <= $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT) { ++ +$tx } if ($i >= $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT && $i <= $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT) { ++ +$ty } if ($i >= $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT && $i <= $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT) { -- +$tx } if ($i == $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT || $i <= $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT) { -- +$ty } my $tiles = $self->{Tiles}; my $k = pack 'i2', $tx, $ty; unless (exists $tiles->{$k}) { $tiles->{$k} = { Row => [ (0) x $TILE_SIZE_FULL ], Tx => $tx, Ty => $ty, Updateflags => 0, Neighbours => [], }; } $sqt->{Neighbours}->[$i] = $tiles->{$k}; } return $sqt->{Neighbours}->[$i]; } # Alert the neighbour that its neighbour (the original tile) has chang +ed sub update_neighbour { my $self = shift; my $sqt = shift; my $i = shift; if ($self->get_neighbour($sqt, $i)->{Updateflags} == 0) { push @{$self->{Modified}}, $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $i); } $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $i)->{Updateflags} |= 1 << ($i ^ 4); } # Update the relevant portions of the boundary (a 64-by-64 square # with the central 60-by-60 square removed) by copying data from # the interiors (the 60-by-60 central squares) of the neighbours. # Only perform this copying when necessary. # Note: alternatively: 32-by-32 with central 28-by-28. sub update_boundary { my $self = shift; my $sqt = shift; my $temp_modified = $self->{TempModified}; if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_TOP) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_TOP); $sqt->{Row}->[0] = ($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE] & $BM_MIDDLE) | + ($sqt->{Row}->[0] & $BM_OUTER); $sqt->{Row}->[1] = ($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE_P1] & $BM_MIDDLE +) | ($sqt->{Row}->[1] & $BM_OUTER); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_TOP_LEFT); $sqt->{Row}->[0] = (($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE] & $BM_MIDDLE) +<< $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[0] & $BM_RIGHT); $sqt->{Row}->[1] = (($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE_P1] & $BM_MIDDL +E) << $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[1] & $BM_RIGHT); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_TOP_RIGHT); $sqt->{Row}->[0] = (($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE] & $BM_MIDDLE) +>> $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[0] & $BM_LEFT); $sqt->{Row}->[1] = (($n->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_CORE_P1] & $BM_MIDDL +E) >> $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[1] & $BM_LEFT); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_BOTTOM); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] = ($n->{Row}->[$BORDER_WIDTH] & $B +M_MIDDLE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] & $BM_OUTER); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] = ($n->{Row}->[3] & $BM_MIDDLE +) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] & $BM_OUTER); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_BOTTOM_LEFT); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] = (($n->{Row}->[$BORDER_WIDTH] & $ +BM_MIDDLE) << $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] & $BM +_RIGHT); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] = (($n->{Row}->[3] & $BM_MIDDL +E) << $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] & $BM_RIG +HT); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_BOTTOM_RIGHT); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] = (($n->{Row}->[$BORDER_WIDTH] & $ +BM_MIDDLE) >> $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_MBD] & $BM +_LEFT); $sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] = (($n->{Row}->[3] & $BM_MIDDL +E) >> $TILE_SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$TILE_SIZE_FULL_M1] & $BM_LEF +T); } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_LEFT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_LEFT); for my $i ($BORDER_WIDTH .. $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1) { $sqt->{Row}->[$i] = (($n->{Row}->[$i] & $BM_MIDDLE) << $TILE_ +SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$i] & $BM_RIGHT); } } if ( $sqt->{Updateflags} & (1 << $NEIGH_RIGHT) ) { my $n = $self->get_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_RIGHT); for my $i ($BORDER_WIDTH .. $TILE_SIZE_MBD_M1) { $sqt->{Row}->[$i] = (($n->{Row}->[$i] & $BM_MIDDLE) >> $TILE_ +SIZE_CORE) | ($sqt->{Row}->[$i] & $BM_LEFT); } } $sqt->{Updateflags} = 0; push @{$temp_modified}, $sqt; } # Advance the interior of the tile by one generation. sub update_tile { my $self = shift; my $modified = $self->{Modified}; my $sqt = shift; my ($update_flag, $neigh) = st_tiletick($sqt->{Row}); if ($update_flag) { if ($sqt->{Updateflags} == 0) { push @{$modified}, $sqt } $sqt->{Updateflags} |= 1 << $NUM_NEIGH; } for my $i (0 .. $NUM_NEIGH - 1) { if ($neigh & (1 << $i)) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $i) } } } sub tick { my $self = shift; my $modified = $self->{Modified}; my $temp_modified = $self->{TempModified}; while (@{$modified}) { $self->update_boundary(pop @{$modified}); } while (@{$temp_modified}) { $self->update_tile(pop @{$temp_modified}); } } sub updatecell { my $self = shift; my $sqt = shift; my $ix = shift; my $iy = shift; if ($sqt->{Updateflags} == 0) { push @{$self->{Modified}}, $sqt } $sqt->{Updateflags} |= 1 << $NUM_NEIGH; if ($iy <= $BORDER_WIDTH_P1) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH +_TOP) } if ($iy >= $TILE_SIZE_CORE) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_ +BOTTOM) } if ($ix <= $BORDER_WIDTH_P1) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_LEFT); if ($iy <= $BORDER_WIDTH_P1) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NE +IGH_TOP_LEFT) } if ($iy >= $TILE_SIZE_CORE) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEI +GH_BOTTOM_LEFT) } } if ($ix >= $TILE_SIZE_CORE) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEIGH_RIGHT); if ($iy <= $BORDER_WIDTH_P1) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NE +IGH_TOP_RIGHT) } if ($iy >= $TILE_SIZE_CORE) { $self->update_neighbour($sqt, $NEI +GH_BOTTOM_RIGHT) } } } sub setcell { my $self = shift; my $x = shift; my $y = shift; my $state = shift; my $tiles = $self->{Tiles}; my ( $tx, $ty, $ix, $iy ) = get_tile_coords($x, $y); my $k = pack 'i2', $tx, $ty; unless (exists $tiles->{$k}) { $tiles->{$k} = { Row => [ (0) x $TILE_SIZE_FULL ], Tx => $tx, Ty => $ty, Updateflags => 0, Neighbours => [], }; } st_setcellval($tiles->{$k}->{Row}, $ix, $iy, $state); $self->updatecell($tiles->{$k}, $ix, $iy); } sub getcellval { my $self = shift; my $x = shift; my $y = shift; my $tiles = $self->{Tiles}; my ( $tx, $ty, $ix, $iy ) = get_tile_coords($x, $y); my $k = pack 'i2', $tx, $ty; exists $tiles->{$k} or return 0; return st_getcellval( $tiles->{$k}->{Row}, $ix, $iy ); } sub new { my $class = shift; my %init_self = ( Tiles => {}, Modified => [], TempModified => [] ) +; bless \%init_self, $class; } 1;
Along with an associated tdumpxy.pl test program to help clarify the mapping:
# tdumpxy.pl - Test mapping of Cell x,y to Tile tx,ty use strict; use warnings; use Organism; for my $x ( -100 .. 100 ) { for my $y ( -100 .. 100 ) { my ( $tx, $ty, $ix, $iy ) = Organism::get_tile_coords($x, $y); my ( $nx, $ny ) = Organism::get_cell_coords($tx, $ty, $ix, $iy); warn "x=$x y=$y: tx=$tx ty=$ty ix=$ix iy=$iy: nx=$nx ny=$ny\n"; $x == $nx or die "oops x"; $y == $ny or die "oops y"; } }

Updated: Changed popcount() function above based on How to do popcount (aka Hamming weight) in Perl (popcount References)

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Re^2: More Betterer Game of Life
by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Sep 23, 2017 at 09:59 UTC

    Porting this new Organism.pm back to C++ (as grid.h) proved interesting. I had to add a new third argument (niter) to the benchmark main get accurate timings! :)

    Updated Benchmark Results

    Update: After applying the two-at-a-time tick trick described here, the program was more than twice as fast, as shown below.

    Version375K cells750K cells1.5 million cells3 million cells
    new C++ grid.h (64 x 64 tiles) - two at a timetoo small to measure
    new C++ grid.h (64 x 64 tiles) - one at a time0.04 secs
    new Organism.pm (64 x 64 tiles)1 secs1 secs3 secs5 secs
    new Organism.pm (32 x 32 tiles)1 secs1 secs4 secs7 secs
    Organism.pm (Mario improvements)13 secs26 secs52 secs108 secs
    Organism.pm (Original)35 secs70 secs141 secs284 secs
    Game::Life::Infinite::Board37 secs96 secs273 secs905 secs

    As for memory use, the maximum Windows Private Bytes used for the three million cell case by each process was:

    • New C++ grid.h (64 x 64 tiles): 69,632K
    • C++ Organism.h (Original): 517,340K
    • New Organism.pm (64 x 64 tiles): 700,000K
    • New Organism.pm (32 x 32 tiles): 1,400,000K
    • Organism.pm (Original): 1,455,004K
    • Organism.pm (Mario improvements): 1,596,368K
    • Game::Life::Infinite::Board: 18,138,504K

    Benchmark timings running AppleFritter's Lidka test for 30,000 ticks were:
    VersionLidka 30,000 ticks
    new C++ grid.h (64 x 64 tiles) - two at a time0.08 secs
    new C++ grid.h (64 x 64 tiles) - one at a time0.21 secs
    C++ Organism.h (Original)36 secs
    new Organism.pm (64 x 64 tiles) - two at a time19 secs
    new Organism.pm (32 x 32 tiles) - two at a time21 secs
    new Organism.pm (64 x 64 tiles) - one at a time55 secs
    new Organism.pm (32 x 32 tiles) - one at a time81 secs
    Organism.pm (Mario improvements)450 secs
    Organism.pm (Original)1635 secs
    Game::Life::Infinite::Board640 secs

    Update: The file lidka_106.lif:

    #Life 1.06 -3 -7 -4 -6 -2 -6 -3 -5 4 3 2 4 4 4 1 5 2 5 4 5 0 7 1 7 2 7

    Updated grid.h and tbench1.cpp follow. Note: This node contains the latest and best version of the C++ GOL code.

        There's an article on Slashdot 'Tetris' Recreated In Conway's 'Game of Life'.

        And a discussion of the same on the conwaylife.com forums.

Re^2: More Betterer Game of Life
by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Sep 26, 2017 at 09:15 UTC

    I've added a new twoticks method to advance the universe two ticks at a time. Advancing the universe by two generations is easy to implement and offers significant performance advantages (as pointed out by apg) because 2-periodic "ash" (e.g. blinker) is common in game of life, and stepping two ticks at a time automatically detects it.

    Further improvements may be possible by adding more sophisticated history detection.

    Updated Benchmark Results

    Benchmark timings running the 3 million cell blinker for both two ticks and one hundred ticks:
    Version3 million cell blinker, 2 ticks3 million cell blinker, 100 ticks
    new Organism.pm (64 x 64 tiles) - one at a time5 secs256 secs
    new Organism.pm (64 x 64 tiles) - two at a time3 secs3 secs!!!

    When running the admittedly artificial blinker test two at a time, notice that the pattern does not change at all! ... so all tiles are marked as unchanged and no further calculations are performed!

    Benchmark timings running AppleFritter's Lidka test for 30,000 ticks:
    VersionLidka 30,000 ticks
    new Organism.pm (64 x 64 tiles) - two at a time17 secs
    new Organism.pm (32 x 32 tiles) - two at a time18 secs
    new Organism.pm (64 x 64 tiles) - one at a time49 secs
    new Organism.pm (32 x 32 tiles) - one at a time72 secs
    old Organism.pm (Mario improvements)450 secs
    old Organism.pm (Original)1635 secs
    Game::Life::Infinite::Board640 secs

    Note that these timings were improved by a second or two by some minor Organism.pm code tweaks (based on Devel::NYTProf profiling) - also added "use integer" and tested with ancient 32-bit Perl 5.8.4.

    Instructively, tweaking the code, via a long series of micro-optimizations, reduced the running time from 1635 secs to 450 secs (i.e. 3.6 times faster), while finding a better algorithm reduced it from 450 secs to 17 secs (26.5 times faster).

    Updated Organism.pm follows. Note: This node contains the latest and best version of the Perl GOL code.

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