For this week's Nature of Code assignment I am working on an applet called Attraction, a simple simulation of forces of attraction. Each type of object is attracted to objects of the other type and repelled from its own type. By clicking the mouse in the applet, you can reseed the world with a new random population.

I am considering the idea of expanding and adapting the simulation to be a visualization of genetic algorithms in action. Each being's size and attractive force would then become proportional to its fitness ratio so the user can see the evolution taking place, possibly clicking or mousing over to see details of the available solution. The forces would likely be manipulated somewhat to encourage more diversity in the breeding process. More to come...(maybe).