Evolution - Learning Creatures
Simulate learning creatures
$1.99
3.1.0for iPhone, iPad and more
8.7
509 Ratings
Keiwan Donyagard
Developer
58.2 MB
Size
Sep 19, 2022
Update Date
#99
in Simulation
4+
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About Evolution - Learning Creatures
Use joints, bones and muscles to build creatures that are only limited by your imagination. Watch how the combination of neural networks and an evolutionary algorithm can enable your creatures to learn and improve at their given tasks all on their own.
The tasks include running, jumping, climbing and flying. Can you design the ultimate creature that is good at all of the tasks?
The latest update allows you to easily share your simulation saves and creature designs with your friends.
Note that this is more of a simulation than a game. There are no real objectives. But there is a lot to learn if you are interested in the basics of machine learning and neural networks. You can even look at the source code if you want.
There is also a Mac & PC version available for download and a browser version for you to try out on the main project website (keiwan.itch.io/evolution).
The tasks include running, jumping, climbing and flying. Can you design the ultimate creature that is good at all of the tasks?
The latest update allows you to easily share your simulation saves and creature designs with your friends.
Note that this is more of a simulation than a game. There are no real objectives. But there is a lot to learn if you are interested in the basics of machine learning and neural networks. You can even look at the source code if you want.
There is also a Mac & PC version available for download and a browser version for you to try out on the main project website (keiwan.itch.io/evolution).
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.1.0
Last updated on Sep 19, 2022
Old Versions
- Added wings and a flying task
- Define a fitness penalty if certain joints touch the ground
- Assign IDs to muscles that should expand and contract at the same time
- Exiting a simulation will now load its creature design into the editor
- Bug fixes
- Stability improvements
- Define a fitness penalty if certain joints touch the ground
- Assign IDs to muscles that should expand and contract at the same time
- Exiting a simulation will now load its creature design into the editor
- Bug fixes
- Stability improvements
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Version History
3.1.0
Sep 19, 2022
- Added wings and a flying task
- Define a fitness penalty if certain joints touch the ground
- Assign IDs to muscles that should expand and contract at the same time
- Exiting a simulation will now load its creature design into the editor
- Bug fixes
- Stability improvements
- Define a fitness penalty if certain joints touch the ground
- Assign IDs to muscles that should expand and contract at the same time
- Exiting a simulation will now load its creature design into the editor
- Bug fixes
- Stability improvements
3.0.5
Sep 3, 2020
- Fixed creatures with more than 100% fitness to still be properly sorted.
3.0.4
Apr 1, 2020
Fixed a bug that could cause some not-yet-fully-placed muscles and bones to get stuck and stay on the screen in the creature editor when touches got cancelled.
3.0.3
Oct 22, 2019
- Fixed a bug that caused neural network settings changes to not be applied immediately
3.0.2
Oct 4, 2019
3.0.1: Bugfixes
Evolution 3.0 is here and it comes with many new features. Here are some of them:
- Import and export save files (so you can share them with your friends)
- Distance markers
- New and improved editor UI
- New save file selection UI
- Search save files
- Rename save files
- Undo & Redo
- Selection tool
- Move bones and multiple joints at once
- Pinch to zoom
- Customize muscle strength
- Customize bone and joint weights
- Multiple selection algorithms
- Multiple recombination algorithms
- Multiple mutation algorithms
- Improved physics simulation performance
- Improved visual simulation clarity
- Option to hide muscles completely
- Zoom during the simulation
- Change the population size during the simulation
- Rendering the neural network visualization is now about 200x faster
- Smaller save files
- New Help UI with improved performance
Fixes
- Added iPhone X/XS support
- Fixed memory leaks
- Improved deterministic playback
- The simulation is now more stable so there should be fewer glitches
Evolution 3.0 is here and it comes with many new features. Here are some of them:
- Import and export save files (so you can share them with your friends)
- Distance markers
- New and improved editor UI
- New save file selection UI
- Search save files
- Rename save files
- Undo & Redo
- Selection tool
- Move bones and multiple joints at once
- Pinch to zoom
- Customize muscle strength
- Customize bone and joint weights
- Multiple selection algorithms
- Multiple recombination algorithms
- Multiple mutation algorithms
- Improved physics simulation performance
- Improved visual simulation clarity
- Option to hide muscles completely
- Zoom during the simulation
- Change the population size during the simulation
- Rendering the neural network visualization is now about 200x faster
- Smaller save files
- New Help UI with improved performance
Fixes
- Added iPhone X/XS support
- Fixed memory leaks
- Improved deterministic playback
- The simulation is now more stable so there should be fewer glitches
3.0.0
Sep 19, 2019
Evolution 3.0 is here and it comes with many new features. Here are some of them:
- Import and export save files (so you can share them with your friends)
- Distance markers
- New and improved editor UI
- New save file selection UI
- Search save files
- Rename save files
- Undo & Redo
- Selection tool
- Move bones and multiple joints at once
- Pinch to zoom
- Customize muscle strength
- Customize bone and joint weights
- Multiple selection algorithms
- Multiple recombination algorithms
- Multiple mutation algorithms
- Improved physics simulation performance
- Improved visual simulation clarity
- Option to hide muscles completely
- Zoom during the simulation
- Change the population size during the simulation
- Rendering the neural network visualization is now about 200x faster
- Smaller save files
- New Help UI with improved performance
Fixes
- Added iPhone X/XS support
- Fixed memory leaks
- Improved deterministic playback
- The simulation is now more stable so there should be fewer glitches
- Import and export save files (so you can share them with your friends)
- Distance markers
- New and improved editor UI
- New save file selection UI
- Search save files
- Rename save files
- Undo & Redo
- Selection tool
- Move bones and multiple joints at once
- Pinch to zoom
- Customize muscle strength
- Customize bone and joint weights
- Multiple selection algorithms
- Multiple recombination algorithms
- Multiple mutation algorithms
- Improved physics simulation performance
- Improved visual simulation clarity
- Option to hide muscles completely
- Zoom during the simulation
- Change the population size during the simulation
- Rendering the neural network visualization is now about 200x faster
- Smaller save files
- New Help UI with improved performance
Fixes
- Added iPhone X/XS support
- Fixed memory leaks
- Improved deterministic playback
- The simulation is now more stable so there should be fewer glitches
2.0.3
May 30, 2018
Fixed a bug that caused the autosaver to accidentally delete old save files instead of just overwriting the current autosave.
2.0.2
Apr 28, 2018
- Help section translation in Russian, Portuguese and German
- Visualization of muscle contraction / expansion
- Important fixes and other improvements
- Visualization of muscle contraction / expansion
- Important fixes and other improvements
2.0.1
Nov 14, 2017
- new default creature "ROO"
- the screen will not go to sleep during the simulation any more
- minor fixes
- the screen will not go to sleep during the simulation any more
- minor fixes
2.0
Aug 31, 2017
New Features:
- You can now move joints after you’ve placed them
- There’s also an optional grid to help you with placing the joints
- Customizable Neural Network size
- Delete saved creatures and simulations
- Option to watch the creatures one at a time while they simulate
- Option to simulate a generation in multiple batches
- Adjustable advanced simulation settings
- You’ll get to see more stats about the best creatures
In addition to these new features I’ve also fixed a bunch of major and minor bugs.
v1.1.3 Update: Minor additions and fixes:
- You can now move the camera around in the creature building scene by using two fingers.
- Added an autosave option that saves the simulation at every generation that's a multiple of 10 (so 10, 20, 30...)
- The population size, time per generation and the chosen task is now saved in between simulations
- You can now move joints after you’ve placed them
- There’s also an optional grid to help you with placing the joints
- Customizable Neural Network size
- Delete saved creatures and simulations
- Option to watch the creatures one at a time while they simulate
- Option to simulate a generation in multiple batches
- Adjustable advanced simulation settings
- You’ll get to see more stats about the best creatures
In addition to these new features I’ve also fixed a bunch of major and minor bugs.
v1.1.3 Update: Minor additions and fixes:
- You can now move the camera around in the creature building scene by using two fingers.
- Added an autosave option that saves the simulation at every generation that's a multiple of 10 (so 10, 20, 30...)
- The population size, time per generation and the chosen task is now saved in between simulations
1.1
May 29, 2017
Major:
- Added the option to save and load simulations
- Increase hitbox sizes for bones and joints when building creatures
Minor:
-Added "FROGGER" as a new default creature
( You won't see this one if you already have a creature named "FROGGER")
- Added the option to save and load simulations
- Increase hitbox sizes for bones and joints when building creatures
Minor:
-Added "FROGGER" as a new default creature
( You won't see this one if you already have a creature named "FROGGER")
1.0
Apr 18, 2017
Evolution - Learning Creatures FAQ
Evolution - Learning Creatures is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
South Korea,China
Evolution - Learning Creatures supports English
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Evolution - Learning Creatures.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
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