Method processIntern

source/Gui/GettingStartedWindow.cpp:28–406

}

void GettingStartedWindow::processIntern()
{
    drawTitle();

    if (ImGui::BeginChild("##", ImVec2(0, ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().y - scale(50.0f)), false)) {
        ImGui::PushTextWrapPos(ImGui::GetCursorPos().x + ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().x);

        /**
         * INTRO
         */
        drawHeading1("Introduction");

        ImGui::Text("ALIEN is an artificial life and physics simulation tool based on a CUDA-powered 2D particle engine for soft bodies and fluids.");
        ImGui::Text(
            "Each particle can be equipped with higher-level functions including sensors, muscles, neurons, constructors, etc. that allow to "
            "mimic certain functionalities of biological cells or of robotic components. Multi-cellular organisms are simulated as networks of "
            "particles that exchange energy and information over their bonds. The engine encompasses a genetic system capable of encoding the "
            "blueprints of organisms in genomes which are stored in individual cells. The simulator is capable to simulate entire ecosystems inhabited "
            "by different populations where every object is composed of interacting particles with specific functions (regardless of whether it models a "
            "plant, herbivore, carnivore, virus, environmental structure, etc.).");

        /**
         * FIRST STEPS
         */
        drawHeading1("First steps");

        ImGui::Text("The easiest way to get to know the ALIEN simulator is to download and run an existing simulation file. You can then try out different "
                    "function and modify the simulation according to your wishes.");
        ImGui::Text(
            "Various examples can be found in the in-game simulation browser demonstrating capabilities of the "
            "engine ranging from pure physics examples, self-deploying structures, self-replicators to evolving ecosystems. If not already open, please "
            "invoke Network " ICON_FA_LONG_ARROW_ALT_RIGHT " Browser in the menu bar. "
            "Simulations can be conveniently downloaded and uploaded from/to the connected server (alien-project.org by default). "
            "In order to upload own simulations to the server or rate other simulations, you need to register a new user, which can be accomplished in "
            "the login dialog.");
            
        ImGui::Text("For the beginning, however, you can use the example already loaded. Initially, it is advisable to become acquainted with the "
                    "windows for temporal and spatial controls. The handling should be intuitive and requires no deeper knowledge.");
        drawItemText("In the temporal control window, a simulation can be started or paused. The execution speed "
                     "may be regulated if necessary. In addition, it is possible to calculate and revert single time steps as "
                     "well as to make snapshots of a simulation to which one can return at any time without having "
                     "to reload the simulation from a file.");
        drawItemText("The spatial control window combines zoom information and settings on the one hand, and "
                     "scaling functions on the other hand. A quite useful feature in the dialog for "
                     "scaling/resizing is the option 'Scale content'. If activated, periodic spatial copies of "
                     "the original world can be made.");
        ImGui::Text("There are basically two modes of how the user can operate in the view where the simulation is "
                    "shown: a navigation mode and an edit mode. You can switch between these two modes by invoking "
                    "the edit button at the bottom left of the screen or in the menu via Editor " ICON_FA_LONG_ARROW_ALT_RIGHT " Activate.");
        drawItemText(
            "The navigation mode is enabled by default and allows you to zoom in (holding the left mouse "
            "button) and out (holding the right mouse button) continuously. Alternatively, you can also use the mouse wheel. By holding the middle mouse "
            "button and moving the mouse, you can pan the visualized section of the world.");
        drawItemText(
            "In the edit mode, it is possible to push bodies around in a running simulation by holding and moving the right mouse button. "
            "With the left mouse button you can drag and drop objects. Please try this out. It can make a lot of fun! The editing mode also allows you "
            "to activate lot of editing windows (Pattern editor, Creator, Multiplier, Genome editor, etc.) whose possibilities can be explored over time. "
            "Practically all properties of each single particle can be manipulated. In addition, there are mass editing functions available.");