Darwin Day 2008 – Evolved virtual creature compilation video
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I hadn't done a real creature compilation video in months, and there were enough new creatures produced since the last such video to make another. This one has been churned out to celebrate Darwin Day, though I'm a few days early. Better that than late. The music is clearly a little over the top, but what the hell. ;P I hope you enjoy it, and Happy Darwin Day (Feb 12th) to everyone! Thanks go to volunteers out there who have helped me and are continuing to help me with this project by donating many months of processing time. The project web page is: www.stellaralchemy.com
January 9th, 2012 - 17:49
8 people believe in creationism….
January 9th, 2012 - 17:55
Respect. Totally incredible work, these things really inspire. GOOD LUCK.
January 9th, 2012 - 18:29
@SnowWalkerPrime Thanks, man! They still surprise me sometimes.
January 9th, 2012 - 18:39
@perrid13 Thanks a lot!
This version has nothing at all like predation or food, but I might try some kind of one-on-one combat activity at some point
January 9th, 2012 - 18:50
Amazing stuff. Just boggles the mind the creatures you create.
January 9th, 2012 - 19:04
So how far does the competition go? Do the creatures need food and have to eat each other? And congrats on doing all of this, it looks really cool.
January 9th, 2012 - 19:42
@prime342 Thanks a lot
January 9th, 2012 - 20:22
@SirRecluse Thanks, I’ll try to check that out sometime
January 9th, 2012 - 20:54
@thefrozenmercury Sadly, you could be right, lol
January 9th, 2012 - 21:26
this is fucking awesome!!!!!
January 9th, 2012 - 22:06
What if this program was left on for Millions of years? —> Read more on my
sirrecluse.tumblr.com/
January 9th, 2012 - 22:30
8 people only see moving shapes and not the logical principles behind them.
January 9th, 2012 - 22:43
@Doomside Thanks a lot!
January 9th, 2012 - 23:16
So friggin cool.
January 9th, 2012 - 23:36
@jetsam50000 The Cambian seas were full of wierd and wonderful animal designs, most left no legacy. The most basic animals can’t swim, even today, and so exist in a 2D plane, confined to the ocean floor.
January 10th, 2012 - 00:02
@MarshmallowRadiation I agree. It should get even more interesting as more and more computing power becomes available
January 10th, 2012 - 00:44
I’ve seen a lot of these, and my favorite by far are the frogs and the end-over worms. I can’t wait until computers can handle a whole bunch more data, allowing for more elegant, efficient creatures.
January 10th, 2012 - 01:29
@kjlg74 Ok thanks!
January 10th, 2012 - 01:44
@houkou1 I’m not sure what the minimum requirements would be, but I’d wager any computer not more than 6 or 7 years old should be able to handle it.
January 10th, 2012 - 01:55
@kjlg74 How good of a computer do you need to run it?
January 10th, 2012 - 01:56
@xilliah Yes, that would be a lot of fun!
January 10th, 2012 - 02:00
I’d love to enter a world where all creatures were evolved digitally, so I’ve never seen them before!
January 10th, 2012 - 02:15
@dan70411 There’s a link in the video description. It takes you to the website for the project. There’s a download section there.
January 10th, 2012 - 02:54
where can i get this evolution program ? iv been looking all over for it !
January 10th, 2012 - 03:10
Your making a big assumption, the environment in this world is a 2-d plane. given a billion years I wouldn’t except something all that amazing. After all, they do nothing but walk. Also even if there were no rules I would doubt that anything would be accomplished. Like I said this simulation is far to simple.