Artificial Life

Chaco the Chaos Collection Chaco the Chaos Collection- A collection of small tools for Chaos Modelling, based on ideas of Life game, Tierra and others. Physis Physis- Physis is a software platform for testing the evolvability of different assembly-like programming languages. Java Fish Java Fish- An aquarium simulation written in Java. The program uses neural networks for all of the fish being simulated, and the fish are artificially evolved from random starting… Flocking Experiment Flocking Experiment- Two flocks of birds migrating to different locations flock together before splitting apart. Manna Mouse Manna Mouse- Exploration of fitness landscapes. Artificial Life by Jpr Artificial Life by Jpr- Introduction to artificial life. Each chapter is illustrated by a program or an applet. Chapters are available in PDF. Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne- Logic Systems Laboratory. Developing novel bio-inspired computing machines and programs; Designing novel reconfigurable systems; Develop… Universidad de Granada Universidad de Granada- Departamento de Arquitectura y Tecnología de los Computadores; Geneura Team. Research in evolutionary computing and artificial worlds. (Spain) Iowa State University Iowa State University- Department of Computer Science, Complex Adaptive Systems Group. Studying natural and artificial complex systems. People, links. (USA) Paris 6 Paris 6- Laboratoire d'Informatique, AnimatLab; a node of EVONET. Members, research projects, publications, software, meetings and other resources. (France) A Philosophy of Artificial Life Bibliography A Philosophy of Artificial Life Bibliography- Maintained by Brian L. Keeley. Virtual ALife Library Virtual ALife Library- On-line repository of ALife papers. Richard Lenski Richard Lenski- Michigan State University. Interests: self-replicating computer programs that mutate at random. Tim Taylor Tim Taylor- Institute of Perception, Action and Behaviour, University of Edinburgh. Self-repairing robots; artificial evolution systems. William M. Spears William M. Spears- Research into Complex Adaptive Systems: Genetic Algorithms (Evolutionary Algorithms), Neural Networks, and Simulated Annealing. University of Wyoming. Karl Sims Retrospective Karl Sims Retrospective- Interviews with Karl Sims and a gallery of his works in evolutionary art and artificial evolution. Jeffrey Ventrella's Site Jeffrey Ventrella's Site- Gene Pool, Darwin Pond and papers on Artificial Life. Vasant Honavar Vasant Honavar- Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory, Iowa State University. Swarm Intelligence Swarm Intelligence- A new book talking about particle swarm optimization by J. Kennedy, R.C. Eberhart, and Y. Shi. Bibliography of Particle swarm optimization Bibliography of Particle swarm optimization- Offers reference lists. Darwinian Particle Swarm Optimization Darwinian Particle Swarm Optimization- An adaptation of the Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm. Particle Swarm Optimization Visualization Particle Swarm Optimization Visualization- A simple Java applet which visually demonstrates a particle swarm searching for a maximum value in a 3-D landscape. Particle Swarm Central Particle Swarm Central- Mainly information and links to information about Particle Swarm Optimization. All about Particle Swarm Optimization All about Particle Swarm Optimization- A website about particle swarm optimization and swarm intelligence, including introduction, bibliography, tutorials, links to online papers Particle Swarm Optimization Resources Particle Swarm Optimization Resources- Mathematical analysis of Particle Swarm Optimization. Discrete, fuzzy PSO. The PSO Toolbox : Home page The PSO Toolbox : Home page- The PSO TOOLBOX is an open source toolbox available as Matlab (.m) files and Java (.class and .java) classes. Computelligence - computational intelligence virtual world Computelligence - computational intelligence virtual world- A virtual world of Computational Intelligence (CI), which provides a platform for CI researchers to exchange informatio… An Introduction to Lindenmayer Systems An Introduction to Lindenmayer Systems- An introduction by Gabriela Ochoa, currently at the University of Stirling. L-Systems Tutorial L-Systems Tutorial- A mathematical introduction to how L-Systems work. Laurens Lapre's Lparser Laurens Lapre's Lparser- Windows software and some information on LSystems and related ideas. Lindenmayer Systems in Architecture Lindenmayer Systems in Architecture- Architectural applications of L-systems. Includes background and methods. Fractal Geometry: L-Systems Fractal Geometry: L-Systems- Introduction to L-systems by Michael Frame at Yale University. Includes background information. GDesign 1.0 GDesign 1.0- Generative art tools that create complex 2D and 3D objects breeding LSystems, Cellular Automata, and Shape Grammars. Freeware by Umberto Roncoroni. Lindenmayer System Lindenmayer System- Subject entry from Wolfram MathWorld. Includes references and downloadable Mathematica notebook. Wikipedia L-systems Wikipedia L-systems- A well rounded introduction to L-Systems. L-systems L-systems- A guide to the theory behind L-Systems. Recursive Productions and Grammars Recursive Productions and Grammars- A guide to the rules of strict grammars including L-Systems. Christian Jacob Christian Jacob- A collection of papers related to using Mathematica to generate L-Systems. Algorithmic Botany Algorithmic Botany- The definitive resource for L-Systems, this University of Calgary site is maintained by Lindenmayers collaborators. It contains many articles, and a full-lengt… LGrammar LGrammar- A graphics tool for Lindenmayer systems in C and Java. lsystem lsystem- A simple implementation of Lindenmayer systems written in Python. The Prisoner's Dilemma The Prisoner's Dilemma- A simple yet powerful model for the problem of cooperation versus conflict in groups. The JAVA applet demonstrates the spread of 'altruism' and 'exploitati… Prisoners' Dilemma and Public Choice Theory Prisoners' Dilemma and Public Choice Theory- Some links on ethical and political aspect of the Prisoner's Dilemma. Prisoner's Dilemma Prisoner's Dilemma- Game and simulation based on Iterated Prisoners Dilemma game theory as described in The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins: coded in Javascript by Wayne Davis. The Taumoda Lab The Taumoda Lab- This site offers a way to learn how to study the evolution of cooperation through 3 models, based on the Prisoner's Dilemma. (Java applets included). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Prisoner's Dilemma Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Prisoner's Dilemma- A complete description of the problem and its variations. The Golem Project The Golem Project- A screensaver aimed at harnessing idle CPU power across the Internet to perform massively distributed evolutionary computation. Aibits Aibits- Applies artificial intelligence to information technology infrastructures. Nearlife Inc Nearlife Inc- Nearlife conceptualizes and creates new products that redefine the way people interact and are entertained. Artificial Life, Inc Artificial Life, Inc- Smart bot application builders.