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Welcome
I'm Tom Barbalet and this is a continuation of the Biota Podcasts. For more information check out;
Call-In Number
(646) 200-0640
Next Episode
Friday, September 19th, 8pm Pacific, Publicizing Your Project
Shout outs
CERN Switch on to Pedro Ferriera - Biota alumni and Noble Ape developer extraordinaire
Steve Grand - survived Gustav, fighting back with a chain saw
Gerald de Jong - now writing on the GreyThumb Blog - something special for Gerald at the end of the show. I found it in a gardening podcast.
Remember Call-In Number
(646) 200-0640
Question for this week
Impossible to chronologically interview Larry in just under an hour. People should check out his website from the Biota podcast page for more on Larry's career.
Turning points
You are working on films with Jim Henson and George Lucas, you are invited to join the Vivarium program at Apple. What lead towards artificial life?
Can you describe the Vivarium program? Why was it important to Apple?
The Vivarium program closes and you produce Polyworld at Apple. Describe that transition?
Independently, I have found through four generations of engineers at Apple they "get" artificial life. What is it about Apple as a company that they can see the benefit in artificial life?
Polyworld
How powerful is the simulation in terms of epigenetic phenomenon. Can the C-monkeys form societies with mythology?
What novel behaviors have you found in Polyworld?
How has the open source community changed Polyworld?
Academia
You moved to Indiana to teach artificial life. How do you teach the history of artificial life?
How are your students going to use artificial life?
Can you see a fully fledged artificial life graduate program?
Could you see an undergraduate program in artificial life?
What areas of study do your students need to have to study artificial life? What backgrounds do you like them to have?
How can you explain the historical legacy of artificial life in context? A field of amateurs? Jamie Matthews
Do you use amateur projects as examples? Breve?
The future
I assume working with students you are extremely optimistic about the future of artificial life?
With so many fields embracing some background in artificial life, how will teaching artificial life continue to be modernized as things change?
Do you think video games will open new doors for artificial life in popular understanding?
You attended a GreyThumb in the UK, what do you think of the GreyThumb movement?
What more would you like to see with the artificial life community?
Thanks
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