Evolution and artificial life · 2005
Teaching the Evolution of Behavior with SuperDuperWalker
Proceedings of The 12th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2005)
Abstract
SuperDuperWalker is a software-based framework for experiments on the evolution of locomotion. It simulates the behavior of evolving agents in a 3D physical simulation environment and displays this behavior graphically in real time. A genetic algorithm controls the evolution of the agents. Students manipulate parameters with a graphical user interface and plot outputs using standard utilities. The software supports an inquiry cycle that has been piloted in CS193T: Biocomputational Developmental Ecology at Hampshire College.