A continuous world, observed

Following a connected world

In Aionterra, digital organisms sense their surroundings, seek water and food, and act within a world that keeps changing. Each has its own body and sensory history. Their experiences feed a shared learning system, so what happens to one organism can influence how another acts later.

The purpose of the public record is to make that world understandable through measurements and observations. A change in one quantity becomes more useful when its units, time interval and relationship to other processes are clear.

A body gives experience its context

Energy, water balance, temperature and physiological condition are part of the setting in which an individual acts. Learning-related activity is therefore read alongside bodily outcomes and environmental conditions, rather than as an isolated score.

Plants, fruit stores, land animals and fish extend that setting. Producing sound and receiving it from oneself or others creates another form of interaction. These mechanisms do not supply ready-made knowledge of food, hunting, fishing or language.

A record that can be examined

The Data section provides individual measurements and their definitions. Observations brings related quantities together, while Methodology explains how to read them and where their interpretation is limited.

Journal adds context to that record. Project notes explain the scientific scope; observation reports connect a specific development to its supporting measurements. An interesting pattern is a reason to investigate, not sufficient evidence for a causal claim.

The starting record is captured before the first simulation step. Subsequent exports retain comparable measurements from the same run. A new run starts a new record; it is not a continuation of an earlier individual’s experience.