Computational Ecosystems in Evolutionary Art, and Their Potential for the Future of Virtual Worlds

Rui Filipe Antunes (), Frederic Fol Leymarie and William Latham
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Rui Filipe Antunes: Universidade de Lisboa
Frederic Fol Leymarie: Goldsmiths, University of London
William Latham: Goldsmiths, University of London

A chapter in Handbook on 3D3C Platforms, 2016, pp 441-473 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter we look in detail at digital artworks which employ a technique from Artificial Life (ALife) called Computational Ecosystems (CEs). These are systems where digital agents are organized in a hierarchical structure (of a food chain) and trade symbolic units (energy and biomass) as a way of promoting community dynamics. We analyze a set of forty (40) CEs communicating works created in the past two decades. We classify these according to an adapted taxonomy. Then, we proceed to a study of cumulative analysis to delineate common patterns and characteristics that can help analyse this area of creativity and knowledge. We conclude discussing the diversity and heterogeneity of the practice and then suggest how CEs, in the context of virtual worlds, could be used as powerful generative multimedia tools, helpful in building bio-mimicking ecosystems as well as in the animation of non-player characters (NPCs) with human-like behaviors.

Keywords: Virtual World; Virtual Water; Artificial Life; Artificial Evolution; Exterior Space (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22041-3_16

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