geNorNics Creature: Stimulus

Genome Content: C1/C2

Gene Sequence

Special thanks to Sandra J. Linkletter for pointing me to the macro descriptions for important information about this gene type.

02 00 ## 00 so sm mr st sg sn ii ff c0 a0 c1 a1 c2 a2 c3 a3

02 - gene type: creature
00 - gene subtype: appearance
## - gene subtype number
00 - unknown
so - switch on
sm - sex-dependence/mutability
mr - mutation rate (C2 ONLY)
st - stimulus
sg - significance
sn - sensory neurone
ii - intensity
ff - features
c# - chemical emitted
a# - amount of chemical emitted

Notes

sm - sex dependence/mutability

No sex dependence except for 'response to laying' (f). Mutable. See the Header page for a complete discussion of this byte.

st - stimulus

That which is triggering everything to begin with.

00 - Disappointment 01 - Pointer pats me 02 - Creature pats me 03 - Pointer slaps me 04 - Creature slaps me 05 - It is approaching 06 - It is retreating 07 - I bump into wall 08 - Object comes into view 09 - Unrecognized word 0A - Heard user speak 0B - Heard creature speak 0C - I am quiescent (periodic) 0D - I've activated1 (push) 0E - I've activated2 (pull) 0F - I've deactivated 10 - I am approaching (periodic) 11 - I have retreated 12 - I have got 13 - I have dropped 14 - I've stated need 15 - I am resting (periodic) 16 - I am sleeping (periodic) 17 - I am travelling (periodic) 18 - I've been pushed 19 - I've been hit 1A - I've eaten something 1B - <spare action> 1C - Involuntary action 0 (flinch) 1D - Involuntary action 1 (lay egg) 1E - Involuntary action 2 (sneeze) 1F - Involuntary action 3 (cough) 20 - Involuntary action 4 (shiver) 21 - Involuntary action 5 (sleep) 22 - Involuntary action 6 (languish) 23 - Involuntary action 7 24 - Approaching edge 25 - Retreating from edge 26 - Falling through air 27 - Impact post-fall 28 - <spare action> 29 - <spare action> 2A - <spare action> 2B - <spare action> 2C - I've hit something 2D - I've mated

sg - significance

The "amount to nudge the significance neurone by." Ranges from 00 to FF.

sn - sensory neurone

The sensory lobe neurone providing input (or FF if none). This corresponds to the 'General sensory' lobe/cell pairs in the CellList (C1 or C2).

FF - <none> 00 - I've been patted 01 - I've been slapped 02 - I've bumped a wall 03 - I am near a wall 04 - I am in a vehicle 05 - User has spoken 06 - Creature has spoken 07 - Own kind has spoken 08 - Audible event 09 - Visible event 0A - It is approaching 0B - It is retreating 0C - It is near to me 0D - It is active 0E - It is an object 0F - It is a creature 10 - It is my sibling 11 - It is my parent 12 - It is my child 13 - It is opposite sex 14 - It has pushed me 15 - It has hit me 16 - <spare> 17 - <spare> 18 - <spare> 19 - <spare> 1A - <spare> 1B - <spare> 1C - Approaching edge 1D - Retreating from edge 1E - Falling through air 1F - Impact post-fall

ii - intensity

The "amount to nudge the input neurone by." Most genes are either 00 or FF (with the exception of 'creatures speaks,' which is AF).

ff - features

There are three check boxes on the Stimulus gene editor:

Modulate using sensory signal
Add offset to neu (e.g. word#)
Detected even if asleep

All the observed values can be explained with the last three bits of the byte:

Bit # 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0   00 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   01 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   02 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0   04 - 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Bit 0 - Modulate using sensory signal Bit 1 - Add offset to neu Bit 2 - Detected even if asleep

In summary:

00 - 
01 - Modulate
02 -           Add offset (unused)
04 -                       Detected

c# - chemical emitted

Up to four separate chemicals may be emitted when the stimulus occurs. See the ChemList (C1 or C2) for a listing of all the chemicals in Creatures.

a# - amount of chemical emitted

The amount of chemical # emitted.