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 ===== Vélaldin Emergence Engine =====
-== Project Goal: Create a powerful engine for producing and researching emergent structures ==
+== Project Goal: A powerful engine for researching emergent phenomena ==
-**Researchers** \\
+{{:public:velaldin:velaldin-creativity-thorisson.png |Vélaldin was nominated for the annual Presidential Innovation Awards 2007}}
-**Students:** Hrafn Thorri Thórisson \\
-**PI:** Kristinn R. Thórisson
+**Student:** [[http://www.thinkartificial.org|Hrafn Thorri Thórisson]] \\
+**PI:** [[http://www.ru.is/faculty/thorisson | Kristinn R. Thórisson]]
 ===== =====
-**Overview :** Vélaldin is an open-source engine for developing structures 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.
+**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.//
-See more at [[http://www.vortex.is/raven/velaldin/|Vélaldin's website]]
+**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.
+{{ public:velaldin:wolfram30.png|}}
   * 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
+  * Simple Graphical Viewer under development
 ===== Author & Contact Information =====
-Vélaldin was created by [[http://www.vortex.is/raven | Hrafn Th. Thórisson]] at the Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents, Reykjavík University.
+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
-  * website: http://www.vortex.is/raven