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    Cuteness (Final Print)
    Project: Emergence and Navigating Space
    I created a Processing program that outputs infinite organism variations that are then put through fitness function and cuteness function tests. The print describes this process:

    Generation One (1000) = Original Organisms —>
    Generation One Survivors (64) = Passed Fitness Function (Has one black dot within white circle) —>
    Generation Two (32) = Procreate for two white dots and two black dots —>
    Generation Two ‘Cuties’ (6) = Passed Beauty Function. Polled through Amazon Mechanical Turk anonymous polling, 994 results total, percentages are as chosen, one of the ‘cutest.’ Majority advances —>
    Generation Three (infinite) = Random reproduction of the majority six to produce infinite numbers of fit and ‘cute’ organisms

    The Amazon Mechanical Turk anonymous polling resulted in 1000 completions, of which 6 were rejected due to user incompetence, resulting in 994 total. Surprisingly, ones that I thought would be exceedingly cute were cute, and some which I thought were not, were. Only six out of thirty-two were above majority and thus advances.

    These results can be compared to a real-world senario:

    Imagine:
    Another Chernobyl has struck a neighboring town. Cats are the only few remnants left to stay and survive, and thus, are mutated by the excessive radiation. These cats (1000 of them) undergo a fitness function test - only those with a distinct eye survive to mate to the next generation (eliminates to 64). Once matured, these cats reproduce with their neighbor, producing one kitten with two eyes (32 of them). It is at this point where a local Animal Shelter decides it is safe enough to extract the new kittens for adoption. As choosing pets usually goes, the cuttest are adopted first, while the 'ugly' ones languish. If only six people come and choose, there is more than a 2/3 chance that all will pick one of the top cuttest, in line with the Amazon Mechanical Turk results.

    Full image can be seen here:
    http://tinyurl.com/yrmsvu

    Video of process coming shortly.

    Please comment!


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