[Ron Alsing] wished to try out some genetic programming, so he produced a simple test problem: might you render the Mona Lisa utilizing just 50 semitransparent polygons? The program starts with a random DNA sequence. It then mutates as well as compares itself to the original image. If the mutation is closer, it becomes the new sequence. The final picture he shows looks quite great after 904,314 iterations.
[prunesquallor] explained a genetic algorithm job of his own. It’s a flash program to evolve a car. The vehicle tries to get as far as possible on a set terrain without the traveler circles hitting the ground. The wheel size as well as positions can modification together with the spring length, constant, as well as damping. A graph tracks the very best performance together with the mean. He’s planning on building a version that lets you modification the parameters.
[via Waxy]