Aesthetically Evolved Virtual Pets Tom Ray Zoology, University of Oklahoma ATR Human Information Processing Research Laboratories, Kyoto
Jan 07, 2016
Aesthetically EvolvedVirtual Pets
Tom RayZoology, University of
OklahomaATR Human Information
Processing Research Laboratories, Kyoto
The Concept
Aesthetic, emotional, and empathetic selection are applied to a derivative of Karl Sims' Evolved Virtual Creatures.The resulting Creatures can be beautiful or strange, and provoke strong reactions in human observers.It may be possible to evolve virtual pets to which humans can form strong emotional bonds.
Directed Graph Bodies
Neural CircuitrySensorsProcessorsEffectors
Randomly Connected
19 SensorsTimeJoint YawJoint PitchJoint RollX PositionY PositionZ PositionX VelocityY VelocityZ Velocity
Red Color ValueGreen Color ValueBlue Color ValueX Angular VelocityY Angular VelocityZ Angular VelocityX ForceY ForceZ Force
83 Processors22 Leaves
The 19 sensorsRandomConstantOscillator
34 Unary Operations
The 7 color effectorsSineCosineExponentAbsolute valueetc.
27 Binary Operations
AddSubtractMultiplyDivideModulusAndNotOrGreaterEqualetc.
Effectors
3 Joint ActuatorsYawPitchRoll
7 Color EffectorsRedGreenBlueRed & GreenGreen & BlueBlue & RedRed & Green & Blue
Ray’s Creatures
Coming Enhancements
Genome editorHybrid GA / aesthetic selectionCo-evolutionary scenarios
Sims’ Automated Evolution
Karl Sims used a GA to automate evolutionWith selection for:
Swimming speedCrawling/walking speedJumping heightAbility to follow
Sims’ Co-evolution
Karl Sims used GA selection for possession of a blockto create a co-evolutionary scenario
Ray’s Co-evolution
Rather than using GA selection for competitionI will evolve my creatures to loveBy selecting for:
Moving towards one anotherMaximum surface contactContinued relative movement while in contact
More Information
Ray, T. S. 2000. Aesthetically Evolved Virtual Pets. In: “Artificial Life 7 Workshop Proceedings,” Carlo C. Maley and Eilis Boudreau [eds.]. Proceedings of the Seventh Artificial Life Conference. Pp. 158-161. http://www.isd.atr.co.jp/~ray/pubs/alife7a/[email protected]
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