Reproduction ver 1.0

PROCESS DOCUMENTATION

REPRODUCTION ver. 1.0 is an algorithm written in Processing that reproduces child objects based on the traits of the parent objects. 

1. Two parent objects are generated. One parent is a circle, the other is a square. The color, radius and “voice” (oscillator frequency) are randomly generated by the computer. 
2. Every 100 ms, a child is produced by averaging the parents data and adding/subtracting a randomized mutation factor. 
3. The childs’ “sex” (whether it is a circle or square) is determined randomly. 
4. The new child replaces the old parent of the same sex.
5. The child, now parent, reproduces a new child with its “mother”/”father” (parent of the opposite sex).
6. The process repeats 50 times, and then a new parent pair is introduced.