Generate images using an evolutionary algorithm by accepting or rejecting random images

February 28, 2013 10:12 AM

Generate images using an evolutionary algorithm by accepting or rejecting random images
This simple JavaScript game allows you to evolve a small image simply by accepting or rejecting random images, allowing them to "reproduce" into a new generation, and then winnowing down that generation to the "fittest" (ie, closest to your desired outcome) individuals. In other words, without drawing, you can--simply by accepting and rejecting images--create an image that you imagine.

Role: creator

posted by candasartan (2 comments total)

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Here is an instance of an approximation of a circle generated using the program.
posted by candasartan at 1:24 PM on February 28, 2013

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posted by candasartan at 1:34 PM on February 28, 2013