Abstract
Cellular automata are dynamical systems in which space and time are discrete, where each
cell obeys the same rule and has a nite number of states. In this paper we study non-uniform
cellular automata, i.e. with non-uniform local interaction rules. Two different models are described. In the first a cell's rule may be regarded as a genotype whose phenotypic effect
is achieved by rule application. Our focus is on evolution in rule space starting from a random
gene pool, i.e. rule population. The second model focuses on the study of complex structures formed by a small number of rules, where the term `complex' denotes a structure consisting of simple grid cells, acting as a single \organism".
cell obeys the same rule and has a nite number of states. In this paper we study non-uniform
cellular automata, i.e. with non-uniform local interaction rules. Two different models are described. In the first a cell's rule may be regarded as a genotype whose phenotypic effect
is achieved by rule application. Our focus is on evolution in rule space starting from a random
gene pool, i.e. rule population. The second model focuses on the study of complex structures formed by a small number of rules, where the term `complex' denotes a structure consisting of simple grid cells, acting as a single \organism".
| Original language | English GB |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Artificial Life IV |
| Editors | R.A. Brooks, P. Maes |
| Publisher | The MIT Press |
| Pages | 394-399 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 2 |
| State | Published - 1994 |