"Evolved Virtual Creatures"	(2:51)

by Karl Sims, Thinking Machines Corporation

 
This demo contains animations of 26 different virtual creatures that
emerged from simulated evolutions.  Creatures are shown that resulted 
from each of four behavior optimization criteria:

1. Swimming speed (water environment)
2. Walking speed (land environment)
3. Jumping height (land environment)
4. Following ability (water environment)


MPEG-1 compression (with only "I" frames)
File size: ~9.5 Mb
Image dimensions: 160x120
Frame number: 5130
Duration at 30 Hz: 2:51


Thanks to: Gary Oberbrunner
	   Matt Fitzgibbon
           Lew Tucker

Hardware:  Connection Machine CM-5 for evolution simulation,
	   SGI for display.


For more information see:  
Sims, K., "Evolving Virtual Creatures," Computer Graphics (Siggraph '94)
Annual Conference Proceedings, July 1994, pp.43-50.