Title | Self-Organization and Artificial Life: A Review |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Gershenson, C, Trianni, V, Werfel, J, Sayama, H |
Editor | Ikegami, T, Virgo, N, Witkowski, O, Oka, M, Suzuki, R, Iizuka, H |
Book Title | The 2018 Conference on Artificial Life: A Hybrid of the European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL) and the International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems (ALIFE) |
Pagination | 510–517 |
Publisher | MIT Press |
City | Tokyo, Japan |
Abstract | Self-organization has been an important concept within a number of disciplines, which Artificial Life (ALife) also has heavily utilized since its inception. The term and its implications, however, are often confusing or misinterpreted. In this work, we provide a mini-review of self-organization and its relationship with ALife, aiming at initiating discussions on this important topic with the interested audience. We first articulate some fundamental aspects of self-organization, outline its usage, and review its applications to ALife within its soft, hard, and wet domains. We also provide perspectives for further research. |
URL | https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/isal_a_00094 |
DOI | 10.1162/isal_a_00094 |