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From: davis@ilog.fr (Harley Davis)
Subject: Re: Art, AI and chaos. Need help!
In-Reply-To: sforseil@vub.ac.be's message of 15 Jan 1995 20:10:26 GMT
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Date: 16 Jan 1995 10:19:25 GMT


In article <3fbvfi$ggu@rc1.vub.ac.be> sforseil@vub.ac.be (FORSEILLES STEPHAN) writes:

   I got to make a speech about "Computers, art and chaos/hazard". I
   can't talk about fractals because this topic is reserved to another
   person. So, I'm looking for something to show, preferably a program
   that connect art and computers.

   I'm looking for an AI-related program that can make something that
   could be related to art. I got a little one that buids simple tunes
   based on a genetic algorithm. But it's fair simple, it runs under
   windows and I'd prefer something in the drawing area.

You might try my program Imogene, which generates pretty pictures
under Windows using interactive genetic programming.  From the
comp.ai.genetic FAQ:

     Imogene  is  a  Windows  3.1 shareware program which generates pretty
     images using GENETIC PROGRAMMING.  The program  displays  GENERATIONs
     of  9  images,  each generated using a formula applied to each pixel.
     (The formulae are initially randomly computed).  You can then  select
     those images you prefer.  In the next generation, the nine images are
     generated by combining  and  mutating  the  formulae  for  the  most-
     preferred  images  in  the  previous  generation.   The  result  is a
     SIMULATION of natural SELECTION in which images  evolve  toward  your
     aesthetic preferences.

     Imogene  supports  different  color  maps,  palette animation, saving
     images to .BMP files, changing the wallpaper to nice images, printing
     images,  and  several other features. Imogene works only in 256 color
     mode and requires a floating point coprocessor and a  386  or  better
     CPU.

     Imogene   is   based   on  work  originally  done  by  Karl  Sims  at
     (ex-)Thinking Machines for the CM-2 massively parallel computer - but
     you   can   use   it   on   your   PC.  You  can  FTP  Imogene  from:
     ftp.cc.utexas.edu:/pub/genetic-programming/code/imogenes.zip

     Contact: Harley Davis, ILOG S.A., 2  Avenue  Gallini,  BP  85,  94253
     Gentilly Cedex, France. tel: +33 1 46 63 66 66  <davis@ilog.fr>

Good luck.

-- Harley Davis

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