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===== Vélaldin Emergence Engine =====
== Project Goal: A powerful engine for researching emergent phenomena ==
{{:public:velaldin:velaldin-creativity-thorisson.png |Vélaldin was nominated for the annual Presidential Innovation Awards 2007}}

**Student:** [[http://www.thinkartificial.org|Hrafn Thorri Thórisson]] \\
**PI:** [[http://www.ru.is/faculty/thorisson | Kristinn R. Thórisson]]

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**Overview :** Vélaldin is an //open-source// engine for developing systems with emergent properties. Based on the basic concept of cellular automata, Vélaldin offers an abstract representation of cells — leaving it up to the developer to determine the features, rules and states of cells in whatever way is desired.

//The direct interpretation of the Icelandic word **Vélaldin**, is **Mechanical Fruit**; **vél** meaning machine, and **aldin** fruit. The name references the goal of understanding and interpreting our world through mechanical means, gradually moving towards more life-like machines.//

**Vélaldin & Hrafn Thórisson was nominated for the Presidential Innovation Awards 2007.** Vélaldin was the project's simulation framework that enabled research into evolutionary roots- and nature of creativity/originality/innovation/imagination.

==== Links, Download and Information ====
  * [[http://cadia.ru.is/projects/velaldin/news/news.html|Velaldin News]]
  * [[http://cadia.ru.is/projects/velaldin/download/downloads.html|Downloads]]
  * [[http://cadia.ru.is/projects/velaldin/developer/developer.html|Manual and JavaDocs]]
  * [[http://cadia.ru.is/projects/velaldin/developer/developer/contribution.html|Contribution Guidelines]] (Velaldin is Open Source)

See more [[http://cadia.ru.is/projects/velaldin|here]]

===== Features =====

The below list is an overview of Vélaldin's features, but is by no means complete. 
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  * 1D & 2D Globular Universes (3D Under development) 
  * Synchronous and Asynchronous Capabilities 
  * Abstract Cell Representations (//Vélaldin Extended Cell Architecture, VECA//) 
  * Abstract State and Rule Representations 
  * Simple Graphical Viewer under development

===== Author & Contact Information =====

Vélaldin was created by [[http://www.thinkartificial.org | Hrafn Th. Thórisson]] at the [[http://cadia.ru.is|Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents]], Reykjavík University.

  * e-mail: hrafnt05 **α** ru.is