Try it Out Yourself (2D)

I've put together a small program for toying with the interactive evolution. It features 2D patterns, which are generated by a logo turtle. You'll find that even with such a simple approach, there are infinite numbers of patterns which can be generated.

Try it out.

Instructions:

• You'll have to have Silverlight installed. If you haven't installed it yet, you should be prompted to do so when you click the link above. It's a perfectly safe and cool piece of software and it only takes a few seconds to get it running.


• To select an image (subject), just click on the "Select" button above it. The next generation will be produced with a strong influence of traits of the selected subject. To increase the variety in the population, select the subject which stands out.


• There is a slight mutation rate which sould prevent loss of variety in the population. Should that occur, just click the top most button "Start Again".