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Incorporating characteristics of human creativity into an evolutionary art algorithm (journal article)

DiPaola, Dr. Steven and Gabora, Dr. Liane M. (2009) Incorporating characteristics of human creativity into an evolutionary art algorithm (journal article). [Journal (Paginated)]

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A perceived limitation of evolutionary art and design algorithms is that they rely on human intervention; the artist selects the most aesthetically pleasing variants of one generation to produce the next. This paper discusses how computer generated art and design can become more creatively human-like with respect to both process and outcome. As an example of a step in this direction, we present an algorithm that overcomes the above limitation by employing an automatic fitness function. The goal is to evolve abstract portraits of Darwin, using our 2nd generation fitness function which rewards genomes that not just produce a likeness of Darwin but exhibit certain strategies characteristic of human artists. We note that in human creativity, change is less choosing amongst randomly generated variants and more capitalizing on the associative structure of a conceptual network to hone in on a vision. We discuss how to achieve this fluidity algorithmically.

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Keywords:art, creativity, computational creativity, evolutionary algorithm, portrait painting,algorithmic art
Subjects:Psychology > Cognitive Psychology
Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence
ID Code:6767
Deposited By: Gabora, Dr. Liane
Deposited On:30 Jan 2010 03:42
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:57

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