User:Ilya/Notes/Digital evolution


 * Experimental Evolution with Digital Organisms, Dr. Charles Ofria
 * Devolab
 * Evolutionary design & optimization group @ CSAIL
 * Una-May O'Reilly


 * Core War: self-replication


 * Tierra: mutation -> evolution
 * Ancestor program (80 lines of code) was optimized to 65 lines of code and then a 45 line parasite appeared that used other programs' copy loop


 * Avida: research platform
 * Adaptation: energy/resources in form of CPU cycles
 * Performing math operations correctly provides resources
 * Fitness function: how well can the organism replicate


 * breve is a free, open-source software package which makes it easy to build 3D simulations of multi-agent systems and artificial life