This repository contains the Jupyter notebook used to run the experiments for the paper "Self-Replication, Spontaneous Mutations, and Exponential Genetic Drift in Neural Cellular Automata" submitted to ALife2023.
Open the notebook in Colab (direct link in repository) and follow the instructions.
Videos at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYuu1RcSnrYRhophmfolv_lmx7Qz8AP1P
Bacteria emoji self-replication with transplant:
bacteria_transplant.mp4
Bacteria in synchronous model with no transplant:
continuous.mp4
Fish self-replication with development:
transplant.mp4
Lizard-flavored fish:
fish_select.mp4
Modular flowers