Evolved Virtual Creatures

Demo of simulated block creatures performing various evolved behaviors.

Karl Sims, 1994, 4:08 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 computer, and each creature is tested for their ability to perform a given task, such as the ability to swim in a simulated water environment, or locomote on a simulated land environment. Those creatures that are most successful at their task are selected for survival, and their virtual genes of coded growth instructions are copied, combined, and randomly mutated to make offspring for a new…

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