Helluva Jumper - Evolved Virtual Creature

This creature was evolved in 3DVCE and was kindly sent to me (back in November!! - eventually I will get caught up, lol) by Rob Cattral. Want to evolve unique creatures of your own? Visit the project website at:
http://www.stellaralchemy.com/lee/virtual_creatures.html

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• 3D
• virtual creature
• evolution
• genetic algorithm

[manrayer88]

its cute

[kjlg74]

@manrayer88 Agreed :)

[piplupsingularity]

I prefer virtual creatures that resemble actual animals (like this one), not just a random jumble of blocks

[kjlg74]

@piplupsingularity Me too :)

[Strikesnake1994]

wow, jumps better then anything i have. but, only got the program a week ago, so a lot left to do!

i did manage to make a spring type jumper, but after one jump it just flaps aimlessly on the floor =(

[kjlg74]

@Strikesnake1994 That aimless flopping around is fairly normal if you're measuring fitness based on maximizing net upward movement ("MAXH" in the program). Once a creature gets one good jump, nothing it does after that has any effect on fitness, so it tends to just flail about.

The creatures that jump repeatedly and consistently tend to come about in runs where fitness is based on distance traveled. For whatever reason, a jumping strategy is the most commonly evolved type.

[BeekersSqueakers]

It's a jumping duck!

[yusufer5000]

KIWI GO!

[Nusm4]

why "evolved"? What has this to do with evolution?

[BlockisticStudios]

it's adoorable!

[hbunnyo]

So far the funniest one I've had on this thing is two identical ends attached in the middle that both wanted to go in separate directions :L.