Talk:Forest fire: Difference between revisions

<br> ---* '''Cellular automata''': very descriptive, but if you don't know what that is... I never would've thought to look under that tag. I know what it is, but I hardly ever use that term, I usually think CA refers to more pure (and esoteric) mathematics.

<br> ---* '''game''': yes, but only if the program would be very robust in accepting various parameters, such as field size, characters to use, but most of all, the various percentages. Games typically require a goal to reach (in other words, what do you need to do to "win"? Or survive?) More rules could be accepted (fires only burn if the trees are dense enough...).

<br> ---* '''puzzle''': yes, but only if there is a goal to reach, such as a stable (living) forest.

<br> ---* '''modeling''': yes, fur shure.

<br> ---* '''simulation''': yes, as above. "Simulate a forest fire (with tree growth, fires caused by lighnting, ...) sounds the best to be.

<br> Any one name would probably do a disservice in describing/pigeonholing the task. -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] 02:50, 5 April 2012 (UTC)