Why Artificial Life in Digital World?

At the beginning, I was interested in the topic of ‘Genomic Art’, something related to Gene. However, the content of the topic is a little bit ambiguous because it contains real life art, like cells photography, without any manipulation which is not correlated to the course. Then, I wonder if I should start a new topic. Gene in life…Digital Art is an art which is made by hand…Why cannot I study the field of Artificial Life? Making or creating something new is always very interesting. On an upper level, you can create a distinctive life which is unique in the world, it is much more fun!

I start finding sources about the topic. It is not only present as an artwork in museum but also used in different place of life, from educational, academic purpose to the fun we enjoy when playing games on net. The topic can be interpreted in many aspects. We can search more about the concepts behind Artificial Life. What make it so lively like real creatures? Besides, it is exciting in knowing the life of their ‘creators’. Their motivation and aim are also an interesting topic to be deal with. Apart from it, it arouses the question of life. Is Artificial Life really a kind of life? Is it good or moral to create Artificial Life and just remove it in a minute? There are many subtopics really interest me which urge me to carry on the research.

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