Karl Sims - Evolved Virtual Creatures, Evolution Simulation, 1994

This video shows results from a research project involving simulated Darwinian evolutions of virtual block creatures. A population of several hundred creatures is created within a supercomputer, and each creature is tested for their ability to perform a given task, such the ability to swim in a simulated water environment. Those that are most successful survive, and their virtual genes containing coded instructions for their growth, are copied, combined, and mutated to make offspring for a new population. The new creatures are again tested, and some may be improvements on their parents. As this cycle of variation and selection continues, creatures with more and more successful behaviors can emerge.
More info: http://www.karlsims.com/evolved-virtu...

• Category

  Science & Technology

[Hotface500]

What is the program you are using??? I'm using Brevecreatures, But I only have the screen saver.. I've watched it and I have to say I enjoy it allot! what program is this? if it is Brevecreatures, how do you do the things you are doing in the video?

[MediaArtTube]

The video was produced 1994! The concept and algorithms implemented in breveCreatures are based on Karl Sims' work.

[Scott Schafer]

One of the most impressive programs ever written. Even in 2011, this is still amazing.

[DevilMaster]

I find it hilarious that a guy named SIMS developed virtual creatures.

[Timothy Yasi]

This is awesome and still quite impressive. A remake of sorts would be great

[imAwesomeChris]

1:30 TORIBASHHH BASSH BASH BSH,,,,,

[godDIEmanLIVE]

Amazing.

[Jimbo Jones]

Love the implicit exaptation in many of these! :D

[Kurai Jikan]

Some of these "creatures" are hilarious.

[MinecraftMan7778]

i want that

[Cash Daugherty]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL religion didn't even know about DNA until science discovered it; now it's the argument for creationism-what a joke.

[4chanfit]

1994 toribash

[Kenny Yate]

This is much more amusing while muted.