Graduation Year
2017
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Computer Science
Reader 1
Peter Mawhorter
Reader 2
Nancy Macko
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© 2017 Marina T Kent
Abstract
Context Free Design Grammar (CFDG) is a programming language for defining recursive structures that can be used to create art. I use CFDG as a design space for genetic programming, experimenting with various options for crossover, mutation, and fitness. In this exploratory work, multiple generations are manually assessed to determine the usefulness of the mutation strategies and fitness functions. I find that simple value mutation and fitness that alters general program structure is not enough to produce an increase of interesting images in CFDG. I discuss these findings as well as future avenues of inquiry for genetic programming in artistic domains.
Recommended Citation
Kent, Marina, "Evolving Art: Modifying Context Free Art with a Genetic Algorithm" (2017). Scripps Senior Theses. 1033.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1033
