Orb.farm: A virtual ecosystem

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Posted May 18, 2020 by Pistos

Tags: orb farm, games.browser

https://orb.farm/

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Title: Orb.Farm

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Eric_the_Cerise
May 19, 2020
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I used to do things like this in real life ... Once I sealed up a 30-gallon aquarium (mostly water-tight, probably not air=tight), left a bunch of plants to grow in it w/o disturbance (or adding...

I used to do things like this in real life ...
Once I sealed up a 30-gallon aquarium (mostly water-tight, probably not air=tight), left a bunch of plants to grow in it w/o disturbance (or adding anything to the system) for 2 years.
Another time, I set up a 1 gallon globe fish bowl, growing a bunch of bamboo and one beta -- no food, no water changes (but open top, so free air exchange) ... both fish and plants survived for over a year w/o any input from me.
My dream experiment was to put together something large enough to keep a mouse in. Never got there.

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  acdw
  May 19, 2020
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  Frozen Orb Sorceress Guide
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  I don't think I even realized this was a possibility until I played this game. How did you get started? Did you do any research or did you just get it together and let it go? It sounds so cool!
  
  I don't think I even realized this was a possibility until I played this game. How did you get started? Did you do any research or did you just get it together and let it go? It sounds so cool!
  
  3 votes
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    Eric_the_Cerise
    May 19, 2020 (edited May 19, 2020)
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    Well I did do a fair bit of research, but just as an enthusiastic layperson. BioSphere 2 is kind of what started it for me. Addendum: Aquaponics is another good place to start ... For 2 years, I...
    
    Well I did do a fair bit of research, but just as an enthusiastic layperson.
    BioSphere 2 is kind of what started it for me.
    Addendum: Aquaponics is another good place to start ... For 2 years, I grew hydroponic veggies on top of a 50-gallon aquarium, using the plants (and nothing else, no water changes) to keep the water clean for the fish in the tank.
    
    3 votes
    
    acdw
    May 19, 2020
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    That sounds really cool :) Looks like I have a new hobby to research!
    
    That sounds really cool :) Looks like I have a new hobby to research!
acdw
May 18, 2020
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I saw this over on Lobste.rs, and it is so relaxing! I really liked the comment over there about doing it in real life with a jar full of local pond water. Thanks for sharing it over here! One...

I saw this over on Lobste.rs, and it is so relaxing! I really liked the comment over there about doing it in real life with a jar full of local pond water. Thanks for sharing it over here!
One thing I want to discover is if I can break it out of the orb by building up stones and then erasing the glass.

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Gibdeck
May 19, 2020
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sh*t like this blows my mind. How did someone come up with it? How does it all interact... how was it programmed...so many questions.

sh*t like this blows my mind. How did someone come up with it? How does it all interact... how was it programmed...so many questions.

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1. cfabbro
  May 19, 2020
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  These links might help: https://orb.farm/info/ https://github.com/MaxBittker/orb.farm
  
  These links might help:
  https://orb.farm/info/
  https://github.com/MaxBittker/orb.farm
  
  3 votes
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jcdl
May 19, 2020
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I checked this out earlier on my phone, and it was great, but I was disappointed to see it roasted my laptop in Firefox and ran like sh*t, but not in Safari.

I checked this out earlier on my phone, and it was great, but I was disappointed to see it roasted my laptop in Firefox and ran like sh*t, but not in Safari.

3 votes
1. Pistos (OP)
  May 19, 2020
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  It does seem very CPU-hungry, yes. Made my laptop very warm.
  
  It does seem very CPU-hungry, yes. Made my laptop very warm.
  
  3 votes
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Kuromantis
May 18, 2020
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Does this work in mobile?

Does this work in mobile?
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  asoftbird
  May 19, 2020
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  Works for me on iOS though my phone did get uncomfortably hot after about 5 minutes.
  
  Works for me on iOS though my phone did get uncomfortably hot after about 5 minutes.
  
  3 votes
  1. Kuromantis
    May 19, 2020
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    Huh. Tried it in my PC but it has half a gig of RAM so it unsurprisingly ran at 3-10 seconds per frame. Also my phone is android so no luck.
    
    Huh. Tried it in my PC but it has half a gig of RAM so it unsurprisingly ran at 3-10 seconds per frame. Also my phone is android so no luck.

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