3.6 人工創世記
A-Volve
Laurent Mignonneau & Christa Sommerer

〈人工創世記〉是電腦基因藝術的經典之作，隱喻人工生命、進化、和基因改造。觀眾在觸碰式螢幕上，繪畫「生物」的線條和橫切面。之後，它們會出現在水盆底部，其外貌和柔軟度有如生物。「創造者」可靜待水盆旁，見證這些形狀未明的生物，依照進化模式在盆中成長，有如生態縮影。這些生物的互動和繁殖，亦受觀眾在水中撥弄所影響。觀眾成為進化系統的一部分，創造模擬有機體，並協助它們成長。盆中的人工生命存於真實環境之中，以象徵生命的水和「演化」為媒介。

A-Volve is the classic work of computational genetic art: a metaphor for artificial life, evolution, and gene manipulation. On a touchscreen, visitors sketch the outlines and cross-sections of creatures. Afterwards, these visual beings appear in a large water-filled basin where they assume a physiognomy and plasticity that makes them appear to be alive. Gathered around this pool, the creatures’ makers can observe the social microcosm of their amorphous creations, flourishing in the water and following the laws of evolutionary programs. These creatures are also sensitive to hand movements in the water that influence their interactions and generative processes in real time. The visitor becomes part of the evolutionary system, a partner of the virtual organisms, and gives and promotes their “artificial life”. Water as the metaphor for birth and basic evolution are the media for this artificial life “pool” that lives within the real environment.

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