TJHSST Senior Research Project Evolving Motor Techniques for Artificial Life

I have created a program for simulating unique creatures in a 3D environment using co-evolution of the creatures ’ mental and physical structures. Creature data is stored in a tree-like genome consisting of various nodes for each physical body segment. The brain of the crea-ture is controlled by neuron modification of sensor inputs. There is a system for converting genomes to physical representations to allow for physical simulation in the environment, and eventual selection of prime candidates through a genetic algorithm