Ebook: Artificial Life Models in Software
- Tags: Simulation and Modeling, Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics), Computer Imaging Vision Pattern Recognition and Graphics, Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Software Engineering
- Year: 2005
- Publisher: Springer London
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Language: English
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Artificial Life Models in Software presents software tools, environments and realities dealing with creation, imitation and analysis of artefactual, virtual and living forms, written by those who personally design and produce software, hardware and art installations in artificial life, simulated complex systems and virtual worlds.
This timely volume offers a nearly exhaustive overview and original analysis of major non-profit artificial life software packages. The carefully selected topics include:
· simulation of real and imaginary life forms and their evolution
· self-organization
· emergent behaviours
· swarm intelligence
· evolutionary robotics
· agent-based simulations
· adaptive, complex and biologically inspired ecosystems
· creative computer art
There has long been a need within the academic and research community for an informal introduction and guidance to modern software tools for modelling and simulation of life-like phenomena – Artificial Life Models in Software fills this gap and provides invaluable information to both professional and amateur readers, offering detailed reviews of contemporary software for artificial life.
Artificial Life Models in Software presents software tools, environments and realities dealing with creation, imitation and analysis of artefactual, virtual and living forms, written by those who personally design and produce software, hardware and art installations in artificial life, simulated complex systems and virtual worlds.
This timely volume offers a nearly exhaustive overview and original analysis of major non-profit artificial life software packages. The carefully selected topics include:
· simulation of real and imaginary life forms and their evolution
· self-organization
· emergent behaviours
· swarm intelligence
· evolutionary robotics
· agent-based simulations
· adaptive, complex and biologically inspired ecosystems
· creative computer art
There has long been a need within the academic and research community for an informal introduction and guidance to modern software tools for modelling and simulation of life-like phenomena – Artificial Life Models in Software fills this gap and provides invaluable information to both professional and amateur readers, offering detailed reviews of contemporary software for artificial life.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Avida: Evolution Experiments with Self-Replicating Computer Programs....Pages 3-35
Framsticks: A Platform for Modeling, Simulating, and Evolving 3D Creatures....Pages 37-66
Nerve Garden: Germinating Biological Metaphors in Net-based Virtual Worlds....Pages 67-80
GenePool: Exploring the Interaction Between Natural Selection and Sexual Selection....Pages 81-96
Sodarace: Adventures in Artificial Life....Pages 97-111
Escaping the Accidents of History: An Overview of Artificial Life Modeling with Repast....Pages 115-141
EINSTein: A Multiagent-based Model of Combat....Pages 143-185
StarLogo: A Programmable Complex Systems Modeling Environment for Students and Teachers....Pages 187-209
On the Evolution of Sonic Ecosystems....Pages 211-230
Exploring Cellular Automata with MCell....Pages 233-261
Discrete Dynamics Lab: Tools for Investigating Cellular Automata and Discrete Dynamical Networks....Pages 263-297
Simulated Breeding — A Framework of Breeding Artifacts on the Computer....Pages 301-322
Enriching Aesthetics with Artificial Life....Pages 323-335
Back Matter....Pages 337-344
Artificial Life Models in Software presents software tools, environments and realities dealing with creation, imitation and analysis of artefactual, virtual and living forms, written by those who personally design and produce software, hardware and art installations in artificial life, simulated complex systems and virtual worlds.
This timely volume offers a nearly exhaustive overview and original analysis of major non-profit artificial life software packages. The carefully selected topics include:
· simulation of real and imaginary life forms and their evolution
· self-organization
· emergent behaviours
· swarm intelligence
· evolutionary robotics
· agent-based simulations
· adaptive, complex and biologically inspired ecosystems
· creative computer art
There has long been a need within the academic and research community for an informal introduction and guidance to modern software tools for modelling and simulation of life-like phenomena – Artificial Life Models in Software fills this gap and provides invaluable information to both professional and amateur readers, offering detailed reviews of contemporary software for artificial life.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Avida: Evolution Experiments with Self-Replicating Computer Programs....Pages 3-35
Framsticks: A Platform for Modeling, Simulating, and Evolving 3D Creatures....Pages 37-66
Nerve Garden: Germinating Biological Metaphors in Net-based Virtual Worlds....Pages 67-80
GenePool: Exploring the Interaction Between Natural Selection and Sexual Selection....Pages 81-96
Sodarace: Adventures in Artificial Life....Pages 97-111
Escaping the Accidents of History: An Overview of Artificial Life Modeling with Repast....Pages 115-141
EINSTein: A Multiagent-based Model of Combat....Pages 143-185
StarLogo: A Programmable Complex Systems Modeling Environment for Students and Teachers....Pages 187-209
On the Evolution of Sonic Ecosystems....Pages 211-230
Exploring Cellular Automata with MCell....Pages 233-261
Discrete Dynamics Lab: Tools for Investigating Cellular Automata and Discrete Dynamical Networks....Pages 263-297
Simulated Breeding — A Framework of Breeding Artifacts on the Computer....Pages 301-322
Enriching Aesthetics with Artificial Life....Pages 323-335
Back Matter....Pages 337-344
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