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Teaching Evolutionary Design Systems by Extending “Context Free”

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Applications of Evolutionary Computing (EvoWorkshops 2009)

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This document reports on a case study using a novel approach to teaching generative design systems. The approach extends Context Free, a popular design grammar for producing 2D imagery, to support parametric and evolutionary design. We present some of the challenges that design students have typically faced when learning about generative systems. We describe our solution to providing students with a progressive learning experience from design grammars, through parametric design, to evolutionary design. We conclude with a discussion of the benefits of our approach and some directions for future developments.

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  1. Sydney University, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

    Rob Saunders & Kazjon Grace

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  1. Department of Animal Production Epidemiology and Ecology, University of Torino, Via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10095, Grugliasco, Italy

    Mario Giacobini

  2. Quinn School of Business, Belfield, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland

    Anthony Brabazon

  3. Department of Computer Engineering, University of Parma, Viale Usberti 181/a, 43100, Parma, Italy

    Stefano Cagnoni

  4. Dalla Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA), Gallelria 2, 6928, Manno-Lugano, Switzerland

    Gianni A. Di Caro

  5. School of Engineering and Applied Science,Aston Triangle, Aston University, B4 7ET, Birmingham, UK

    Anikó Ekárt

  6. Complex Adaptive Systems Group, Instituto Tecnológico de Informática, Ciudad PolitŽcnica de la Innovacin, Edif. 8G Acceso B, 46022, Valencia, Spain

    Anna Isabel Esparcia-Alcázar

  7. Next Generation Itelligent Networks Research Center (nexGIN RC), National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES), Islamabad, Pakistan

    Muddassar Farooq

  8. Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Helmut-Schmidt-University, Holstenhofweg 85, 22043, Hamburg, Germany

    Andreas Fink

  9. Department of Informatics Engineering, Polo II - Pinhal de Marrocos, University of Coimbra, 3030 - 290, Coimbra, Portugal

    Penousal Machado

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Saunders, R., Grace, K. (2009). Teaching Evolutionary Design Systems by Extending “Context Free”. In: Giacobini, M., et al. Applications of Evolutionary Computing. EvoWorkshops 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5484. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01129-0_67

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