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Offline Nemesis

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Experimental evolution.
« on: January 27, 2005, 07:51:09 pm »
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Avida is an auto-adaptive genetic system designed primarily for use as a platform in Digital or Artificial Life research. The Avida system is based on concepts similar to those employed by the tierra program developed by Tom Ray. In lay terms, Avida is a digital world in which simple computer programs mutate and evolve. More technically, it is a population of self-reproducing strings with a Turing-complete genetic basis subjected to Poisson-random mutations. The population adapts to the combination of an intrinsic fitness landscape (self-reproduction) and an externally imposed (extrinsic) fitness function provided by the researcher.

By studying this system, one can examine evolutionary adaptation, general traits of living systems (such as self-organization), and other issues pertaining to theoretical or evolutionary biology and dynamic systems. The power of Avida is that it gives us a controllable digital system in which to study the theories of evolutionary biology. Often, we can study elements of evolutionary theory that are difficult or impossible in biological systems.


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Re: Experimental evolution.
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2005, 01:39:14 pm »
 Way !! Way cool Link!!!

 Thanks Nemesis! :) Im going to install and see what evolves.

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Re: Experimental evolution.
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2005, 08:50:26 am »
Way !! Way cool Link!!!

 Thanks Nemesis! :) Im going to install and see what evolves.

Just don't let your creations escape and try to take over.  If they do don't blame me ;) .
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Re: Experimental evolution.
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2005, 11:36:20 am »
  :lol: Sky Net?

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Re: Experimental evolution.
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2005, 07:35:44 pm »
Way !! Way cool Link!!!

 Thanks Nemesis! :) Im going to install and see what evolves.

Just don't let your creations escape and try to take over.  If they do don't blame me ;) .

I'll be puttin' in an order fer a fleet o' refugee spaceships complete with battlestar and vipers just in case ;D