Artificial Life

Stephen Wolfram's articles on Cellular Automata Stephen Wolfram's articles on Cellular Automata- Technical articles by one of the leading CA researchers, concerning both 1D and 2D Cellular Automata. Discrete, Amorphous Physical Models Discrete, Amorphous Physical Models- Minimal discrete models. Cellular automata-like animations without grids or synchronization; by Erik Rauch. CAGE CAGE- A generic and extensible cellular automaton simulation engine written in Python. Discrete Dynamics Lab Discrete Dynamics Lab- Tools for researching discrete dynamical networks - from cellular automata to random boolean networks; by Andrew Wuensche. Cellular Automata Generator Cellular Automata Generator- An interactive cellular automata generator with C++ source code available for downloading; by Kevin McDermott. Hexagonal Life Hexagonal Life- A hexagonal version of John Conway's game of life, for Windows and Macintosh. Ant for DOS 1.1 Ant for DOS 1.1- An open source implementation of Langton's ant in Q-Basic. Supports older monitors; by Robin Upton. Capow98 - Cellular Automata and Electric Power Capow98 - Cellular Automata and Electric Power- A Windows application that can simulate and analyze various one-dimensional and two-dimensional cellular automata, part of the Cell… Groovy Lava by NetPlay Software Groovy Lava by NetPlay Software- Cellular Automata software that uses probability theory with Conway's game of life rules to produce new and beautiful animations using DirectX 8.0. Universal Cellular Automaton Universal Cellular Automaton- A Java Applet for simulating all kind of cellular automata, including Conway's Game Of Life or snowflake generation rules. By Frank Buß. Cellular Automata Miscellanea Cellular Automata Miscellanea- A repository with cellular automata related papers, lectures and software concentrating on Rule 110 by Harold V. McIntosh. Visions of Chaos Visions of Chaos- Home page of a versatile Windows software by Jason Rampe. The program covers Cellular Automata, Chaos, and Fractals. Lotus Artificial Life Lotus Artificial Life- Reversible Cellular Automata, neighbourhoods, billiard ball machines, Java applets. By Tim Tyler. XToys XToys- A set of Cellular Automata simulators written for XWindows. By Mike Creutz. Mirek's Java Cellebration Mirek's Java Cellebration- General Cellular Automata Java applet running over 200 rules from 12 CA families, equipped with a big library of patterns. By Mirek Wojtowicz. Cellular Automata in Optical Mapping Cellular Automata in Optical Mapping- A Java applet demonstrating cellular automata models of cardiac dynamics; by Gil Bub. Larger than Life Larger than Life- Kellie Michele Evans' PhD thesis. Introduction to Cellular automata Introduction to Cellular automata- (game of life, brian's brain...) available in PDF, illustrated with a program (CAV) and an applet which show the capability of a conway CA to ma… SDSR Loops SDSR Loops- Structurally Dissolvable Self-Reproducing Loop and Evoloop, by Hiroki Sayama. Cellular Automata and the Edge of Chaos Cellular Automata and the Edge of Chaos- David J. Eck's Java-illustrated introduction to 1-dimensional cellular automata. Mirek's Cellebration Mirek's Cellebration- 1D and 2D Cellular Automata viewer, explorer and editor by Mirek Wojtowicz. Huge libraries of CA rules and patterns, gallery of CA rules, news, links. Free 3… Complex Computation Lab - Trend and jTrend Complex Computation Lab - Trend and jTrend- 2D general-purpose cellular automata simulators for Unix or Java at Iowa State University. Jeffrey Ventrella's Artificial Life Jeffrey Ventrella's Artificial Life- A collection of Jeffrey Ventrella's AL programs, including a very original "Breeding gliders with CA" simulator. Papers on Artificial Life. Hexatron Hexatron- A Java demonstration of cellular automata on a hexagonal grid. Stone's Free Mac Programs Stone's Free Mac Programs- Many free CA, ALife, and Chaos programs for Macs. Cafun Cafun- An application for simulating complex systems; by André Homeyer. Requires Java. Cellular Automata Laboratory Cellular Automata Laboratory- An extendable DOS/Windows application for exploring cellular automata, accompanied by a thorough user guide; by Rudy Rucker and John Walker. IFIP Working Group 1.5 IFIP Working Group 1.5- IFIP WG Cellular Automata and Machines home page. Resources on CA. The Primordial Soup Kitchen The Primordial Soup Kitchen- Colorful images and Java movies of Cellular Automata, with recipes to explain their genesis. Also some tasty Real Recipes. By David Griffeath. Moshe Sipper's Home Page Moshe Sipper's Home Page- Fine theoretical and practical introduction to Cellular Automata, ALife, and Complex Adaptive Systems. The Biomimicry Institute The Biomimicry Institute- Non-profit organization working in biomimicry - the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human pro… Biomimicry 3.8 Biomimicry 3.8- Provides consulting, training and curricula development in the field of biomimicry. Individual-Based Fish Modeling At Humboldt State University Individual-Based Fish Modeling At Humboldt State University- Modeling software, theory, and applications. Instream flow model for trout. Salmon out-migration survival simulator. Eden Eden- A networked, self-generating artificial ecosystem by John McCormack. A CD-ROM version for Macintosh and Windows is available for on-line purchase. Quantum Flux: The Virtual Intelligence Matrix Quantum Flux: The Virtual Intelligence Matrix- A model of human brain function designed by a neuroscientist at UCSD. The VIM is used to drive 3D characters who live in virtual wor… NecroBones Artificial Life Experiments NecroBones Artificial Life Experiments- Features three Java artificial life experiments. Critters Critters- Agents evolve to stay on the screen. Darwin Pond Darwin Pond- An imaginary gene pool, a primordial puddle of genetic surprises. Free download; Windows. Hardware Artificial Life (HAL) Hardware Artificial Life (HAL)- Lotus Artificial Life's Java cellular automata substrate capable of supporting evolving, self-reproducing organisms which are capable of universal … Virtual Unrealities Virtual Unrealities- Examples of real-time 3D interactive installations: Biotica, an immersive experience of A-Life; Neural Net Starfish, gesturally responsive work in the Mind Zo… Kandid Kandid- A genetic art project to evolve graphics. New forms can be found using genetic algorithms. There is no fitness function included: the user decides which images are interes… Emergent Systems: Kenneth E. Rinaldo Emergent Systems: Kenneth E. Rinaldo- A site of artificial life electronic sculpture that looks to the confluence of the biological and technological. Bomb: A visual-musical instrument Bomb: A visual-musical instrument- Alife that responds to a music or a keyboard. The GenBebop Project The GenBebop Project- A project using genetic programming to produce interactive jazz programs. SBART SBART- An image breeding program using artificial selection to evolve images similar to Karl Sims. Karl Sims Karl Sims- A retrospective gallery with links and interviews. ANTS Workshop Series ANTS Workshop Series- From Ant Colonies to Artificial Ants: A Series of International Workshops on Ant Algorithms. Links to individual conferences and proceedings. Ant Colony Optimization Ant Colony Optimization- Optimization methodology based on ant behaviors. The first ACO system was introduced by Marco Dorigo in 1992. ACO was applied to the travelling salesman p… MIT Software Agents Group MIT Software Agents Group- Research group at the MIT Media Lab developing techniques and building prototype agent systems. InfoSpiders InfoSpiders- Adaptive retrieval agents choosing heuristic neighborhoods for information discovery.