Karl Sims - Evolved Virtual Creatures, Evolution Simulation, 1994

This video shows results from a research project involving simulated Darwinian evolutions of virtual block creatures. A population of several hundred creatures is created within a supercomputer, and each creature is tested for their ability to perform a given task, such the ability to swim in a simulated water environment. Those that are most successful survive, and their virtual genes containing coded instructions for their growth, are copied, combined, and mutated to make offspring for a new population. The new creatures are again tested, and some may be improvements on their parents. As this cycle of variation and selection continues, creatures with more and more successful behaviors can emerge.

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+6 1. kaleemyork commented 11 years ago

what is the next,,
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+8 2. stargatefan commented 11 years ago

#1 next: they held up a picture of sarah connor and tasked them with finding her.
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+17 3. LightAng3l commented 11 years ago

No, no, no... this is all wrong. Life did not "evolve"... there is a man in the sky that did all this... THERE IS A MAN IN THE SKY I TELL YOU! :S
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+3 4. dushan commented 11 years ago

"this final group of creatures was evolved with their ability to compete for control over green pieces of paper"
:D
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-2 5. camo commented 11 years ago

#3 question who make the computer program for this simulation?
think about it, it did not just happen on its own
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+4 6. Xionbox (moderator) commented 11 years ago

#5 Quantum fluctuations and the engery of void.
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+2 7. kekke2000 commented 11 years ago

This experiment probably took a lot of work and time. Maybe it could be done a lot easier today? I'm thinking something like Spore but fully automatic evolution of a small and simple world. A pond and a small grass field. 3 2 1 GO!