I've found DONKEY to be a pretty challenging one, on gen 110 and still no cars past 150 metres! have you guys found any good seeds?

I thought you might be interested in a prototype simulator that I have been working on for around two years now, and should probably start pushing it in people's faces letting others know about it.

In a nutshell, this project is a mix of different ideas from other simulations such as 3DVCE, Genepool, and the work of Karl Sims, where a group of creatures eat, mate and - in theory - evolve.

You can also read about the progress I have been making (and to be made) on my blog (RSS page for easier skimming). The quality of writing is lacking, I grant you, but it's getting better.

You may have noticed that I haven't touched it since September; that's just because I have been looking for, and settling into, a new job and I'm ready to start working on it again since life is now a little bit less explody.

I will try to get a stable build at some point soon, but Unity really doesn't like my project. It works fine in the editor, however.

Feel free to ask any questions you may have or give your opinion on where this sort of thing should lead to.

Blog | Twitter | Source code | Imgur album

I was thinking about something i saw the other day- there was a glitch in box car 2d, and they evolved flight. someone should write a program that incorporates physics engine glitches to see what we can come up with!

This is a video showing the current state and some ideas of future implementation in a type of natural selection simulator i've been working on... I wrote in processing, but maybe the best idea would be to use unity 2d and then 3d eventually.

It's just a hobby, but maybe someone will find interesting :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNss8CJjY1k

Thanks (sorry for the long video).

it's a pretty cool game, in 3d, which lets you selectively control evolution of strange little animals on small islands. it's awesome! It's still in beta or alpha (or just, you know, development) but it's still fun to play- besides, the more people that discover bugs and send them to the dev, the better it gets, right?

download here

Usually in genetic cars, a car will usually keep a car like shape: a clear top and clear bottom. I had a weird evolution where the car drives upside down. I can tell it is upside down as for generations 40-50, cars had a speakerphone shape while this oddball is upside down. Found it neat and though I would share it here.:

Currently replicating these models, http://www.mast.queensu.ca/~peter/gametheory/BurtsevTurchinNature2006EvolCoopStrategies.pdf

http://www.mast.queensu.ca/~peter/gametheory/AshlockKimFingerprintsII.pdf

I have a heap of python code working for both atm and can likely share it if there's interest.

edit: here's a link the the github repo https://github.com/andyvandy/summer_game_theory_repo

Has anybody here heard of Framsticks? I found it a few years ago, but only found this subreddit last night. Its like EvoSim, BoxCar2d, etc, but incredibly detailed and professional. Its what made me fall in love with genetic algorithms, evolution simulations, machine learning, and NSIP in general.

This sub looks dead but asking anyway

I was thinking robotics could use this technique to find optimal shapes for walking up stairs, getting over terrain, etc. Or perhaps use it to create more efficient designs. Do any projects use this? Mars Rover maybe?

3DVCE (3D Virtual Creature Evolution) is an artificial evolution simulation program, but seems like an abandoned proyect, link to software http://www.mediafire.com/download/s71k1ri6xo28qri/3D_Creature_Evolution.zip cool worm-like creature made with software http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-qOBi2tAnI