VIRTUAL ORGANISMS: The Startling World of Artificial Life- November 23, 2005 VIRTUAL ORGANISMS: The Startling World of Artificial Life MARK WARD. St. Martin'sDunne, $23.95 (320p) ISBN 0-312-26691-X Artificial intelligence research has tried to make machines that think; the newer and in many ways more exciting field of artificial life ("ALife") seeks computers and computer-riv en machines that work like-or arguably in some sense are-living things. ALife "encompasses software simulations, robotics, protein electronics and even attempts to re-create the world's first...http://alifegame.blogspot.com/2005/11/virtual-organisms-startling-world-of.html Virtual Socioblogy- November 23, 2005 Virtual Sociology; Artificial life forms inhabiting virtual worlds are nothing new to fans of computer games like The Sims, but rewiring artificial life for scientific research is a new frontier.Karen Jones. PC Magazine. New York: Sep 20, 2005.Vol.24, Iss. 16; pg. 21Artificial life forms inhabiting virtual worlds are nothing new to fans of computer games like The Sims, but rewiring artificial life for scientific research is a new frontier. The New and Emergent Worlds Through Individual,...http://alifegame.blogspot.com/2005/11/virtual-socioblogy.html |