Genetic Programming: Evolution of Mona Lisa

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	Genetic Programming: Evolution of Mona Lisa

jimbo1000

12-8-2008 5:00 PM

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computer, evolution, images, mona lisa

jimbo1000 says:

clever mathematics lead to progress from a black square to a pretty good representation of the Mona Lisa. You'll have to go to the source because the images won't clip

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The procedure of the program is quite simple:</p> <P>0) Setup a random DNA string  (application start)</p> <P>1) Copy the current DNA sequence and mutate it slightly
2) Use the new DNA to render polygons onto a canvas
3) Compare the canvas to the source image
4) If the new painting looks more like the source image than the previous painting did, then overwrite the current DNA with the new DNA
5) repeat from 1</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://rogeralsing.com/">The image below is the result of that test:
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