Two-faced twins

This is one of the images in my ever-growing library that really look designed. It doesn’t strike me as a result of a complex mathematical equation. If I didn’t know better, I would assume someone painted it, and intended to make it to look the way it does. Then I would go on to wonder why someone would do that. In this case, the question is irrelevant. There is no intention behind this picture, since it isn't designed by any sentient being. Much like biological organisms, the pictures I post in this blog are just the slightly mutated descendants of other pictures that have won the competitions they have participated in.

Nanorobots

These could be pictures of parts of tiny insect-like robots.

Dragon heads

Primitive form

At the height of their popularity

Giving way to new shapes

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Person in orange outfit

Apparently my favorite color is pink

If the system works as intended, the genetic programs should strive to produce images that match my taste. So how come pink is a recurring color? I thought I preferred earth tones. I think it has to do with the selection process. I don’t look at each image for very long before I pick my favorite, so images composed of subtle colors are probably more likely to be overlooked.

Same same but different

These two images are obviously closely related. Still they evoke different assosciations. One could be a model of a fish with running paint. The other looks more like a depiction of fear of going to the dentist.

Masks

So these masks appeared and threatened to dominate the gene pool. Symmetry helps them look designed, I guess. The ancestor looks more like a shield than a mask.

This is definitely a mask with horns.

Same without the horns.

Mask on a stand.

Mask evolved into a thingy.

Maintaining diversity

I try to maintain a high level of diversity by not selecting shapes that appear too frequently.

I don't select an image just because it's the best among the candidates. Only those that are able to change and stay interesting get to reproduce. Images that I think are too good to be lost are stored in an archive.

In the beginning...

Starting out with a population of randomly created genomes, most images are black or white. In order to get anywhere, I select for complexity. After a few clicks, slightly more complex images start turning up.

Several clicks later, the selection process becomes less boring, as images look less like ugly flags.