Framsticks

An original software implementation of a physical world inhabited with arti ficial creatures is discussed. A creature is built of sticks, which play ro les of affector, control and effector units. A structure of every creature is recurrently described by creature's genotype The creatures either sponta neously evolve or they are selected directly Originality of fundamental ide as related to creation and evolution of artificial creatures, accuracy of p hysical simulation of creature interactions with environment, user friendly interface and great potential for graphical representation of the results of evolution make the software a unique product on the market of artificial life goodies.