Chromaria

Chromaria is a model created by Lisa Soros, to explore conditions for open-ended evolution.

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Articles:

How the Strictness of the Minimal Criterion Impacts Open-Ended Evolution

Necessary Conditions for Open-Ended Evolution

Identifying Necessary Conditions for Open-Ended Evolution through the Artificial Life World of Chromaria

Source code:

Github repo for Chromaria
Github repo for Chromaria Utility
Github wiki for Chromaria

After some back and forth with Lisa Soros, Chromaria is now operational and seems to be working… Evolved state after a few minutes looks like:
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