Artificial Life

The process of

creating synthetic biology

on computers

to study, simulate and understand

living systemsliving systems.

Karl Sims

This image shows a "parent" in the upper left corner, and the remaining 11 are "offspring" from that parent. Mutations cause various differences between the offspring and their parents.

This image shows a "parent" in the upper left corner, and the remaining 11 are "offspring" from that parent. Mutations cause various differences between the offspring and their parents.

Swimming

Competing

Following Hopping

The creatures shown are results from many independent simulations in which they were selected for swimming, walking, jumping, following, and competing for control of a green cube.