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From: stevens@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Greg Stevens)
Subject: Re: Emotions?
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In <jesse.1.000F55FE@spine.com> jesse@spine.com (jesse montrose) writes:

>I am experimenting with what *could* be called emotions, though I'm not 
>claiming an accurate model of human emotion.  In my simulations, the 
>'creatures' have a series of variables that are modified by the environment, 
>and affect the creature's behavior.

That previous sentence also describes cognition, reflexes and disease.  It
seems too general (i.e., is disease is is en environmental factor that
modifies variables about an organism in turn affecting its behavior, etc.).

>To me, that's at least similar to emotion.  My creatures are hybrid GA/GP, so 
>consider a case where a creature has an attack behavior string.  The proximity 
>of another creature can cause this string to activate.

>My point is that as an observer, it appears that some creatures are more 
>aggressive, and attack for different reasons.

Is that emotions being simulted, or personality?

Greg Stevens

stevens@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu

