From genetic evolution to emergence of game strategies
Proceedings of the NATO advanced research workshop and EGS topical workshop on Chaotic advection, tracer dynamics and turbulent dispersion
SIGGRAPH '94 Proceedings of the 21st annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
Introduction of structural dissolution into Langton's self-reproducing loop
ALIFE Proceedings of the sixth international conference on Artificial life
Open problems in artificial life
Artificial Life - Special issue on the Artificial Life VII: looking backward, looking forward
The Armchair Universe: An Exploration of Computer Worlds
The Armchair Universe: An Exploration of Computer Worlds
Self-Inspection Based Reproduction in Cellular Automata
Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Advances in Artificial Life
A New Self-Reproducing Cellular Automaton Capable of Construction and Computation
Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Advances in Artificial Life
Theory of Self-Reproducing Automata
Theory of Self-Reproducing Automata
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We study a system of self-replicating loops in which interaction rules between individuals allow competition that leads to the formation of a hypercycle-like network. The main feature of the model is the multiple layers of interaction between loops, which lead to both global spatial patterns and local replication. The network of loops manifests itself as a spiral structure from which new kinds of self-replicating loops emerge at the boundaries between different species. In these regions, larger and more complex self-replicating loops live for longer periods of time, managing to self-replicate in spite of their slower replication. Of particular interest is how micro-scale interactions between replicators lead to macro-scale spatial pattern formation, and how these macro-scale patterns in turn perturb the micro-scale replication dynamics.