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A Developmental Model for Generative Media

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Advances in Artificial Life (ECAL 2005)

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Developmental models simulate the spatio-temporal development of a complex system. The system described in this paper combines the advantages of a number of previously disparate models, such as timed L-systems and cellular programming, into a single system with extensive modeling flexibility. The new system includes the ability to specify dynamic hierarchies as part of the specification, and a decoupling of cell development from interpretation. Examples in application areas of computer animation and music synthesis are provided.

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  1. Centre for Electronic Media Art, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia

    Jon McCormack

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  1. Natural Computation Group, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK

    Mathieu S. Capcarrère

  2. Computing Laboratory and Centre for BioMedical Informatics, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK

    Alex A. Freitas

  3. Computer Science Department, University College London, London, UK

    Peter J. Bentley

  4. Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK

    Colin G. Johnson

  5. Department of Electronics, University of York, YO10 5DD, Heslington, York, UK

    Jon Timmis

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McCormack, J. (2005). A Developmental Model for Generative Media. In: Capcarrère, M.S., Freitas, A.A., Bentley, P.J., Johnson, C.G., Timmis, J. (eds) Advances in Artificial Life. ECAL 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3630. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11553090_10

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