Random Messenger Turtles

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Ahnaf Tahmid (Author)

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turtles-own [message?] ; true or false? does a turtle own a message?

to setup ; in order to setup a new model, do the following
  clear-all
  reset-ticks
  create-turtles 75 ; create 75 turtles
  [
    set message? false ; nobody has a message
    setxy random-xcor random-ycor ; spread turtles on random x&y coordinates
  ]
  ask turtles
  [
    set shape "turtle" ; check out others under tools > Turtle shape editor
    set size 3
    set color red ; try different colors
  ]
  ask one-of turtles [set message? true] ; give one of the turtles a message
end 

to go ; in roder to go
  ask turtles
  [
    ifelse coin-flip? [right random 60] [left random 60]
    ; if coin-flip is true (0) then turn right up to 60 degrees, otherwise (else) left
    forward random 4 ; move randomly between 0 and 3 steps forward

    ; if the turtle meets another turtle at the same patch, then communicate the message
    if any? other turtles-here with [message?] ; if another turtle is at the same patch
    [set message? true] ; communicate the message
    if message? [set color yellow] ; make all carriers of message yellow
  ]
  tick ; add one unit of time to our counter
end 

to-report coin-flip?
  report random 2 = 0
end

There is only one version of this model, created almost 5 years ago by Ahnaf Tahmid.

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Random Messenger Turtles.png	preview	Preview for 'Random Messenger Turtles'	almost 5 years ago, by Ahnaf Tahmid	Download

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