3D Ant Farm Simulation

Interactive 3D Ant Farm and Pheromone Trail Simulation. The scent tunnel that can lead an ant to food is made of pheromones. A pheromone is a chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior of another animal of the same species.

Real-Time 3D Simulation Software

This is a real-time 3D simulation that demonstrates how ants use pheromones to communicate. The student is presented with an interactive 3D environment where 2 competing ant colonies are searching for food. The student is able to interact with the virtual ants and the environment to see how the ants will react to changes in their surroundings.

The Chemistry of Communication

Zoom, pan, and rotate around the 3D environment to explore the simulator. Interact with the 3D simulation by adding or subtracting ants, moving obstacles into the path of the ants, or adding artificial pheromones. Try moving the food source to a new location after the ants have found it, to see a new trail get established and an old trail abandoned.

The Scent Tunnel

The simulation allows the user to speed up, slow down, or even stop time, so that they can more closely study how ants use pheromones to communicate. The simulation provides a visualization of the pheromone tunnels created by ants so that students are able to see something that is actually invisible in the real world.

Excreted Pheromones Influence Physiology

Borrowing popular video game functionality, like a mini map and first-person views, the simulation provides modern student audiences with an immersive learning environment that captures and holds their attention.

Ants Use Pheromones to Direct Each Other

ForgeFX developed this interactive 3D simulation for Pearson Education to help students understand how ants communicate using pheromones. Like other insects, ants perceive smells with their long, thin, and mobile antennae. The antennae provide information about the direction and intensity of scents, allowing the pheromone trails to be followed by ants.

Ant Pheromones Simulation Video

This video demonstrates the interactive 3D ant farm simulator developed by ForgeFX for Pearson Prentice Hall. With full control over the real-time 3D simulation, students can interact with the virtual environment and the artificially intelligent ants to see how they will react to changes in their surroundings.

If you're charged with educating and training students, you're aware of the challenges associated with keeping them engaged with educational material. Using highly-realistic 3D simulations, that are web-based, allows you to provide students with immersive content that keep them engaged for longer periods of time. For an assessment of needs that are specific to your project, please contact ForgeFX so we can review your requirements and put forward a project plan, including a technology recommendation.




3D Ant Farm Simulation Interactive 3D Ant Farm and Pheromone Trail Simulation. The scent tunnel that can lead an ant to food is made of pheromones. A pheromone is a chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior of another animal of the same species. Real-Time 3D Simulation Software This is a real-time 3D simulation that demonstrates how ants use pheromones to communicate. The student is presented with an interactive 3D environment where 2 competing ant colonies are searching for food. The student is able to interact with the virtual ants and the environment to see how the ants will react to changes in their surroundings. The Chemistry of Communication Zoom, pan, and rotate around the 3D environment to explore the simulator. Interact with the 3D simulation by adding or subtracting ants, moving obstacles into the path of the ants, or adding artificial pheromones. Try moving the food source to a new location after the ants have found it, to see a new trail get established and an old trail abandoned. The Scent Tunnel The simulation allows the user to speed up, slow down, or even stop time, so that they can more closely study how ants use pheromones to communicate. The simulation provides a visualization of the pheromone tunnels created by ants so that students are able to see something that is actually invisible in the real world. Excreted Pheromones Influence Physiology Borrowing popular video game functionality, like a mini map and first-person views, the simulation provides modern student audiences with an immersive learning environment that captures and holds their attention. Ants Use Pheromones to Direct Each Other ForgeFX developed this interactive 3D simulation for Pearson Education to help students understand how ants communicate using pheromones. Like other insects, ants perceive smells with their long, thin, and mobile antennae. The antennae provide information about the direction and intensity of scents, allowing the pheromone trails to be followed by ants. Ant Pheromones Simulation Video This video demonstrates the interactive 3D ant farm simulator developed by ForgeFX for Pearson Prentice Hall. With full control over the real-time 3D simulation, students can interact with the virtual environment and the artificially intelligent ants to see how they will react to changes in their surroundings. If you're charged with educating and training students, you're aware of the challenges associated with keeping them engaged with educational material. Using highly-realistic 3D simulations, that are web-based, allows you to provide students with immersive content that keep them engaged for longer periods of time. For an assessment of needs that are specific to your project, please contact ForgeFX so we can review your requirements and put forward a project plan, including a technology recommendation.