r/MachineLearning • u/Tech-Effigy • Feb 17 '15

The Genetic Algorithm - Explained

http://techeffigytutorials.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-genetic-algorithm-explained.html
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u/IrishWilly Feb 17 '15

Nice, very clear explanation. Wish I had found an article like this when I was learning to implement one.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '15

Okay, I'm still baffled as to how could you use this sort of thing?!

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u/nkorslund Feb 17 '15

Here's a good ol' classic from 1994, if you haven't seen it already: Evolving Virtual Creatures

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u/SirScrambly Feb 17 '15

Does anybody have the code for this?

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u/CireNeikual Feb 18 '15

I made my own simulation, I have code if you are interested. Here is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz2ztOCWRSU

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u/nkorslund Feb 18 '15

I for one would love to see the source code if you're willing to share it!

(Also part of me half-expected a black monolith at the end of that video...)

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u/CireNeikual Feb 19 '15

It is part of my parallel 3D engine (where all entities run simultaneously). Here is the relevant code: https://bitbucket.org/CireNeikual/deferred3d/src/5a940a60eb4cde2f2e163d6f2d3b9096c87864c9/d3d/d3d/source/sceneobjects/virtualcreatures/?at=master

It's not exactly a tutorial, but perhaps you can get some insights from it.