Orange Uniped - Evolved Virtual Creature

This creature is from a population evolved in 3DVCE.

It reminds me very much of two earlier creatures:

Yellow Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPBXUlAvAps

Poor Grey Jumper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhbJxbJ6c8g

Processing time for the evolution was kindly donated on the PC of Rick Benwell.

Want to evolve unique creatures of your own? Visit the project web site at:
http://www.stellaralchemy.com/lee/virtual_creatures.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• 3D
• virtual
• creature
• evolution
• genetic
• algorithm

[Asonael]

I feel sad now. My Experiment 1 I'm running for you is turning out really similar to this creature. It's still early in the evolution, but still, the similarities are astounding (Color, uniped, size and same # of segments)!

[kjlg74]

It seems some of the poorer body types occur often, independently.

I'm nearly done collecting "official" experiment data (I'll collect zoo creatures indefinitely) so if you prefer to abandon the run and start a fresh one, go for it. If you want, PM me and I'll explain how to force it to a new run and abandon this one where it is.

Of course, if you'd like to keep going and see what comes of this one, that's fine too. The fact that some bodies recur is interesting even if the bodies aren't ;)

[logokas]

I'm fairly sure that if the program was rigged to provide the evolution a set of 'blueprints' of basic kind, there would be much more sophisticated results.

[kjlg74]

A couple people have made similar suggestions. I think it would be a good idea - perhaps some kind of user-toggled body restrictions like enforcing bilateral symmetry, or more complex restrictions amounting to body-plans of some sort.

[logokas]

How difficult would that be to implement, in terms of coding?

[kjlg74]

Enforcing bilateral symmetry should be very straightforward. Just a couple lines of code (ignoring the many more lines needed to put the option into the GUI). More complex restrictions on the body might be harder to code, but certainly doable I think.

[Asonael]

I think I'm gonna let it run from where it is. It lost a segment and "kicks" in front of it and comes back at the ground with it's leg to jump it up and propel it forward. It might turn out comepletely different from this one at the end of the run. Only time will tell.

[LordSlag]

First! Weird creature....kool.