We're sorry but this page doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.
Feedback

Mutation and Evolution of Animated SVG Figures

Formal Metadata

Title
Mutation and Evolution of Animated SVG Figures
Title of Series
Part Number
2
Number of Parts
31
Author
License
CC Attribution - NoDerivatives 2.0 UK: England & Wales:
You are free to use, copy, distribute and transmit the work or content in unchanged form for any legal purpose as long as the work is attributed to the author in the manner specified by the author or licensor.
Identifiers
Publisher
Release Date
Language
Production Year2010
Production PlaceParis, France

Content Metadata

Subject Area
Genre
Abstract
Inspired by a similar program introduced by Richard Dawkins, our program provides a dynamic updating display of primitive animated SVG biomorphs. Our SVG biomorphs evolves on the screen under the influence of mouse interactions that guide mutations along an evolutionary path. Genes control organism traits which are realized in SVG with JavaScript animation. JavaScript events trigger selective mutation forming the interface for user interaction. This paper describes a system of dynamic shape-based organisms with quantitative traits, evolving from simple to complex organisms through user selection.