Forum:Did you know that they might be real?

Do some research on Wikipedia about the Computer Program series "Creatures" by computer scientist Steve Grand (just like the "Monster Maker" project in Digimon Tamers). Datas, viruses, worms, they're artificial lifeforms and they're all over the Internet. The scientifical term is A.L or Alife.

"The program was significant as it was one of the first commercial titles to code alife organisms from the genetic level upwards using a sophisticated biochemistry and neural network brains. This meant that the Norns and their DNA could develop and "evolve" in increasingly diverse ways, unpredicted by the makers. By breeding certain Norns with others, some traits could be passed on to following generations. Most interestingly, the Norns turned out to behave similarly to living creatures. This was seen as an important insight into how real world organisms may function and evolve. The genetics in Creatures are somewhat different from human genetics: they are haploid. There is no concept of dominant gene and recessive gene, much less recombination between loci. Nevertheless, the complexity of the simulated biochemistry meant that Norn behaviour was highly unpredictable..."

AIL (Artificial Intelligent Lifeforms), once programmed, can develop on their own and develop survival instincts. They become more complex and more intelligent as they evolve. For more informations, try "Creatures Wiki" on Wikia.

"Steve Grand, is considered a very respected member of the scientific community involved in on-going artificial life projects, including his robotic orang-utan, Lucy. Many fans of the series either found or fed a strong interest in the fields of artificial life and artificial intelligence through the technological aspects of the games..."

"The Shee Ark, like all Shee spacecraft, was itself a living creature grown from scratch, and used "Bioenergy" (the energy of living things, used to balance the game) to perform its various functions"

Computer viruses behave just like our viruses. They can contaminate an entire network, destroy your files, even make your computer disfonctional. Once programmed, datas can develop survival instincts and evolve on their own.

Digimon are real or they might be real someday... Wouldn't it be cool if they could bioemerge, if they had access to our world through data streams? AIL is definitely a subject worth studying and developing...

Michelle.