JOHN ROTHENBERG jroth@mit.edu EVOLUTIONARY APPLET no. 002 //parallel systems of genetic algorithm and user input //the two systems are linked by a common grid //user adds simple elements to the system, which in turn manipulate the grid spacing //selective criteria and fitness are determined in relation to the gird //phenotype is represented in the banding patterns of the organisms //in this way, user input has an indirect, but lasting impact on the global system //balancing the need for an adaptive global system and interactive local control

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