Genetic Textures
Genetic texture generation is highly experimental approach for generating textures. It is a highly automated process that uses a human to completely moderate the eventual outcome. The flow of control usually has a computer generate a set of texture candidates. From these, a user picks a selection. The computer then generates another set of textures by mutating and crossing over elements of the user selected textures. For more information on exactly how this mutation and cross over generation method is achieved, see Genetic algorithm. The process continues until a suitable texture for the user is generated. This isn't a commonly used method of generating textures as it’s very difficult to control and direct the eventual outcome. Because of this, it is typically used for experimentation or abstract textures only.
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