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Sites here must contain information about processes from nature.
This category is for artificial life information, simulations, discussions and related sub topics like art and games.

Biomimicry

Using the processes of nature to solve problems.

Distributed Projects

There must be a download for the project publically available.
Much like the 'Seti@Home' project uses multiple machines to crunch lots of data so distributed artificial life projects use the power of internet to create a large artificial world for evolution to happen in.

Lindenmayer Systems

Lindenmayer systems (or L-Systems) are a way of modelling plants and other biological organisms using mathematics and simple language tools.

Particle Swarm

Mainly about Particle Swarm _Optimization_ (PSO).

Particle swarm adaptation has been shown to successfully optimize a wide range of continuous functions. The algorithm, which is based on a metaphor of social interaction, searches a space by adjusting the trajectories of individuals, called 'particles' as they are conceptualized as moving points in multidimensional space, toward the positions of their own previous best performance and the best previous performance of their neighbors.

People

Researchers and practioners in the field of Artificial Life.

Publications

Bibliographies, books, journals, magazines, preprints and other publications in the field of Artificial Life.

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