Plan

We will go over the high level plan for this workshop. We will detail all the moving parts and how they interact.

We will ask you to team up. Working in pairs has the added benefit that you can learn from each other. Your team is responsible for creating a web server that has the responsibility to answer the question what your boid wants to do. You will register your web server to the workshop server. The workshop server is responsible for coordinating the boids brains (your web servers) and the boids behavior (the simulation).

If this sounds daunting, relax. We went to great lengths to make this a joyous, interesting and stimulating workshop.

WLAN

We setup a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) so that the computers participating in the workshop can find each other without trouble. Look for a network with the following credentials

• SSID: boiding_workshop
• password: 2boid||!2boid

Starter Kits

We prepared starter kits in various languages. You can find them in the workshop material. Copy the starter of your choice and get ready to teaching your boids.

Your web server should listen on port 2643 which spells boid on a phone's keypad. Your starter kits already make this happen.

Register Your Server

The workshop server should become aware of your web server. Each starter kit has an automated way to register itself. See the README in your starter kit how the specific registration works.

Teach Your Boids

This is were you are able to shine. Teach your boids in anyway you see fit. The chapter about the brain will point you in the right direction.

Run The Server

Running your server allows your boids to roam free in their habitat and follow the path you thought them to follow.