Creative Evolutionary Systems
David W. Corne, Peter J. Bentley
The
use of evolution for creative problem solving is one of the most
exciting and potentially
significant areas in computer science today. Evolutionary computation is a way of solving problems,
or generating designs, using mechanisms derived from natural evolution. This book
concentrates on applying important ideas in evolutionary computation to creative areas,
such as art, music, architecture, and design. It shows how human interaction, new
representations, and approaches such as open-ended evolution can extend the capabilities
of evolutionary computation from optimization of existing solutions to innovation and the
generation of entirely new and original solutions.
This book takes a fresh look at creativity, exploring what it is and how the actions of evolution
can resemble it. Examples of novel evolved solutions are presented in a variety of creative
disciplines. The editors have compiled contributions by leading researchers in each discipline.
If you are a savvy and curious computing professional, a computer-literate artist, musician or
designer, or a specialist in evolutionary computation and its applications, you will find this a
fascinating survey of the most interesting work being done in the area today.
* Explores the use of evolutionary computation to generate novel creations including
contemporary melodies, photo-realistic faces, jazz music in collaboration with a human
composer, architectural designs, working electronic circuits, novel aircraft maneuvers,
two- and three-dimensional art, and original proteins.
* Presents resulting designs in black-and-white and color illustrations.
* Includes a twin-format audio/CD-ROM with evolved music and hands-on activities for the
reader, including evolved images, animations, and source-code related to the text.
* Describes in full the methods used so that readers with sufficient skill and interest can
replicate the work and extend it.
* Is written for a general computer science audience, providing coherent and unified treatment
across multiple disciplines.
significant areas in computer science today. Evolutionary computation is a way of solving problems,
or generating designs, using mechanisms derived from natural evolution. This book
concentrates on applying important ideas in evolutionary computation to creative areas,
such as art, music, architecture, and design. It shows how human interaction, new
representations, and approaches such as open-ended evolution can extend the capabilities
of evolutionary computation from optimization of existing solutions to innovation and the
generation of entirely new and original solutions.
This book takes a fresh look at creativity, exploring what it is and how the actions of evolution
can resemble it. Examples of novel evolved solutions are presented in a variety of creative
disciplines. The editors have compiled contributions by leading researchers in each discipline.
If you are a savvy and curious computing professional, a computer-literate artist, musician or
designer, or a specialist in evolutionary computation and its applications, you will find this a
fascinating survey of the most interesting work being done in the area today.
* Explores the use of evolutionary computation to generate novel creations including
contemporary melodies, photo-realistic faces, jazz music in collaboration with a human
composer, architectural designs, working electronic circuits, novel aircraft maneuvers,
two- and three-dimensional art, and original proteins.
* Presents resulting designs in black-and-white and color illustrations.
* Includes a twin-format audio/CD-ROM with evolved music and hands-on activities for the
reader, including evolved images, animations, and source-code related to the text.
* Describes in full the methods used so that readers with sufficient skill and interest can
replicate the work and extend it.
* Is written for a general computer science audience, providing coherent and unified treatment
across multiple disciplines.
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