Research Catalog

Title

Artificial life playhouse : evolution at your fingertips / Stephen Prata.

Author

Prata, Stephen.

Publication

Corte Madera, Calif. : Waite Group Press ; Emeryville, Calif. : Distributed to bookstores and wholesalers by Publishers Group West, c1993.

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Additional Authors

Waite Group.

Description

vii, 179 p. : ill.; 23 cm. +

Subject

• Artificial intelligence > Computer simulation
• Biological systems > Computer simulation
• Biological systems > Data processing
• Biological systems > Simulation methods

Note

• System requirements for computer disk: IBM AT or compatible PC with 12MHz 80286 processor or faster recommended; 640K RAM; DOS 3.3 or later; Windows 3.0 or later required to run Life 3000 program; EGA, VGA, or SVGA graphics display; 1.2MB floppy disk drive; hard disk recommended.
• "The Waite Group"--Cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-172) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Preface -- Prologue -- Ch. 1. Artificial Life -- What is It? -- What is Life -- Is A-Life Real Life -- A-Life Potential -- The Significance of A-Life -- Ch. 2. A-Life Concepts -- A-Life Vocabulary -- The Role of Information -- Evolution -- A-Life Themes -- Ch. 3. A-Life: Discoveries and Prospects -- Biological Insights -- Let Evolution Do the Work -- Ethics -- The Programs -- Ch. 4. Getting Started -- System Requirements -- The Software Package -- Ch. 5. LINE-CA: A Cellular Automaton -- Ch. 6. LIFE 3000: The Game of Life -- Ch. 7. GREEN LIFE: The Game of Life -- Ch. 8. CSPAC4: Cyclic Space -- Ch. 9. WORDEVOL: Cumulative Selection -- Ch. 10. BIOMURFFS: Cumulative Selection -- Ch. 11. GENE: Genetic Evolution -- Ch. 12. MICROANTS: Crossover and Mutation -- Appendix A: Bibliography -- Appendix B: Glossary -- Index.

ISBN

1878739328 :

LCCN

^^^92043950^

OCLC

27146171

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library