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Gridworld is an artificial life / evolution simulator in which abstract virtual creatures compete for food and struggle for survival. Conditions in this two-dimensional ecosystem are right for evolution to occur through natural selection.
Gridworld is an artificial life / evolution simulator in which abstract virtual creatures compete for food and struggle for survival. Conditions in this two-dimensional ecosystem are right for evolution to occur through natural selection.
Gridworld is an artificial life / evolution simulator in which abstract virtual creatures compete for food and struggle for survival. Conditions in this two-dimensional ecosystem are right for evolution to occur through natural selection.
Creatures live short and replicate fast. Evolution can therefore be observed in hours or days instead of thousands of years.
Creatures in Gridworld are a simple and abstract versions of biological life. They can be recognized as colored blocks moving around the grid. Just like in nature,
creatures have DNA, a digital code that describes the morphology of the creatures. in Gridworld, the dna describes the morphology of the neural network (brain) of the creature. In turn, the brain decides how the creature behaves during its life.
When a piece of dna is copied when creatures reproduce, there is a small chance of mutation in the dna. This leads to diversity in the dna pool. Natural selection causes those creatures with the best adapted genes to have more offspring. This causes the best adapted genes to increase in numbers while the weaker genes are decreasing in numbers and are eventually rooted out.
Through this process of natural selection, creatures become increasingly well adapted to their environment within each generation. And thus, evolution occurs.
The cool thing about evolution is that it is an autonomous process that requires no guiding hand.
You can simply start a simulation and take your hands of completely. When you come back to check after a day or two, you will find a thriving eco system of virtual creatures. You can do more than just simply observing though. Gridworld’s simulations are highly customizable. The user interface allows you to tweak any simulation parameter or change the environment as you like.
This way you can set up your own experiments and watch as your creatures adapt to the world and conditions that you provide for them.
Gridworld is not a game but an evolution simulator.
Creatures live short and replicate fast. Evolution can therefore be observed in hours or days instead of thousands of years.
Creatures in Gridworld are a simple and abstract versions of biological life. They can be recognized as colored blocks moving around the grid. Just like in nature,
creatures have DNA, a digital code that describes the morphology of the creatures. in Gridworld, the dna describes the morphology of the neural network (brain) of the creature. In turn, the brain decides how the creature behaves during its life.
When a piece of dna is copied when creatures reproduce, there is a small chance of mutation in the dna. This leads to diversity in the dna pool. Natural selection causes those creatures with the best adapted genes to have more offspring. This causes the best adapted genes to increase in numbers while the weaker genes are decreasing in numbers and are eventually rooted out.
Through this process of natural selection, creatures become increasingly well adapted to their environment within each generation. And thus, evolution occurs.
The cool thing about evolution is that it is an autonomous process that requires no guiding hand.
You can simply start a simulation and take your hands of completely. When you come back to check after a day or two, you will find a thriving eco system of virtual creatures. You can do more than just simply observing though. Gridworld’s simulations are highly customizable. The user interface allows you to tweak any simulation parameter or change the environment as you like.
This way you can set up your own experiments and watch as your creatures adapt to the world and conditions that you provide for them.
Gridworld is not a game but an evolution simulator.
Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
CPU | 2.0 Ghz Quad Core CPU | 2.4 Ghz Quad Core CPU or faster |
RAM | 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
OS | Windows 7 64-bit or higher | Windows 7 64-bit or higher |
Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce 510 | NVIDIA GeForce 510 |
HDD Space | 200 MB available space | 500 MB available space |
Game Analysis | Gridworld system requirements state that you will need at least 8 GB of RAM. You will need at least 200 MB of free disk space to install Gridworld. Make sure your have 500 MB of free disk space in order to install Gridworld. An Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 CPU is required at a minimum to run Gridworld. However, the developers recommend a CPU greater or equal to an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 to play the game. The cheapest graphics card you can play it on is an NVIDIA GeForce 510. Gridworld will run on PC system with Windows 7 64-bit or higher and upwards. Additionally it has a Linux version. |
Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
CPU | 2.0 Ghz Quad Core CPU | 2.0 Ghz Quad Core CPU |
RAM | 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
OS | 64-bit Ubuntu or equivalent | 64-bit Ubuntu or equivalent |
HDD Space | 200 MB available space | 500 MB available space |
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