Genetic Algorithm Car Evolution Using Box2D Physics (v2.2)

http://www.boxcar2d.com/index.html

by thret • 15 years ago

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Derbasti• 15 years ago

Wow, this is amazingly fun to watch!

Do we have to see a new variant on this every week? Or every month? It's fun to watch, it's cute, it's cool, but it's getting tedious.

grovulent• 15 years ago

I for one never get tired of this evolutionarily challenged little vehicle. Wee look at the little guy go! Or not as the case may be after 65 generations or so...

PostOnce• 15 years ago

Indeed. Those who are interested (such as I) can go to boxcar2d.com themselves. A major technological leap/ton of new features/big milestone would merit a post, but not a slightly improved algorithm.

kordless• 15 years ago

This version is definitely an improvement, and interesting to watch. I welcome it.

BTW, the purpose of the voting widget on the left is for you indicate whether you like it or not: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

jimt• 15 years ago

It's been running for over an hour now, and they don't seem to be getting any better. How long is it supposed to take?

jerome_etienne2• 15 years ago

fun toy. suggestion: do it with some fake animals with legs and all

jerome_etienne2• 15 years ago

suggestion 2: guide more the mutation to avoid spawning for hours without success

smlacy• 15 years ago

This doesn't actually look like a Genetic Algorithm to me.

What I would expect is that with each generation, the "most fit" car or cars from the previous generation are combined with small mutations, and then "duke it out" in the next generation.

What i'm seeing is that each "generation" includes 20 different vehicles, each of which mutates a little bit. I'm not seeing that much trial and error or different versions of the same "DNA".

BornInTheUSSR• 15 years ago

Can we genetically evolve algorithms for genetically evolving cars?

Genetic Algorithm Car Evolution Using Box2D Physics (v2.2)

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