The ApeSDK was started in 1996. Since then it has been under continuous open source development.

From 2003-2009, it was used by Apple. From 2005-2011, it was used by Intel.

Each version of the ApeSDK has run for hundreds of days and continue to show the same evolutionary complexity and stability.

The ApeSDK features a number of simulation components:

  • a detailed landscape simulation,
  • a rich biological simulation,
  • a complex weather simulation, and,
  • scaling from a landscape to a planetary simulation (Simulated Earth).

    Three levels of social simulation including:

  • a reactive simulation,
  • a language simulation representing external and internal conversations with a number of actors, and,
  • a social factor simulation.

    The SDK also features a full-stack scripting language and a series of low-level features bringing it up-to-date with every expected feature of contemporary simulation:

  • JSON IO data core,
  • multi-platform graphics for Mac, iOS, Windows and Linux,
  • a web server for remove viewing and interaction, and,
  • frequency and time based audio IO.

    There is substantial documentation associated with the ApeSDK.

    And a Discord server.

    The ApeSDK is currently used in:

  • London1940.org - Simulating London in 1940.
  • urban - an urban environment simulation with the organic Ape agents interacting through a cityscape.
  • Simulated Ape - a simulation app for Mac and Windows.
  • war - a pitched battle simulation.