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Figure 12.11: Tracking

Source: http://tralvex.com/pub/nap/#CoEvolution of Neural Networks for Control of Pursuit & Evasion
(b) Morphing Demo: Another important piece of the speech-driven facial animation system is
a visual synthesis module. Here we are attempting to synthesize the word “wow” from a
single image. Each frame in the video sequence is morphed from the first frame shown
below. The parameters used to morph these images were obtained by hand.
Figure 12.12: Morphing

Source: http://tralvex.com/pub/nap/#CoEvolution of Neural Networks for Control of Pursuit & Evasion

Task Compare and contrast tracking demo and morphing demo.

12.2.6 Artificial Life: Galapagos

Galapagos is a fantastic and dangerous place where up and down have no meaning, where rivers
of iridescent acid and high-energy laser mines are beautiful but deadly artifacts of some other
time. Through spatially twisted puzzles and bewildering cyber-landscapes, the artificial creature
called Mendel struggles to survive, and you must help him.

Mendel is a synthetic organism that can sense infrared radiation and tactile stimulus. His mind
is an advanced adaptive controller featuring Non-stationary Entropic Reduction Mapping — a
new form of artificial life technology developed by Anark. He can learn like your dog, he can
adapt to hostile environments like a cockroach, but he can’t solve the puzzles that prevent his
escape from Galapagos.
Galapagos features rich, 3D texture-mapped worlds, with continuous-motion graphics and 6
degrees of freedom. Dramatic camera movement and incredible lighting effects make your
passage through Galapagos breathtaking. Explosions and other chilling effects will make you
fear for your synthetic friend. Active panning 3D stereo sound will draw you into the exotic
worlds of Galapagos.

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