Cambrian explosion: genetic algorithm experiment 15 years ago
Ha, pretty much.
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Ha, pretty much.
As I wrote the code, I could feel his divine influence through my fingers.
The fitness is simply the distance traveled to the right. The DNA is made up of segment lengths, with, joint rotation, joint speed and joint offset (when the joints move relative to the other joints)
Nice. Wasn't sure if people would realize that. Unfortunately, this was a project that was abandoned after being about 80% complete due to other stuff getting in the way.
I created this site, if anyone has any questions.