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The Importance of Locality in an Artificial Life Simulation

The reasons for emergent behaviour in microscopic models of artificial life are still not well understood. One issue that recurs in the ALife literature is that of the role spatial locality plays in governing emergent properties. We have developed a highly localised microscopic animat model based on interacting species of predators and prey. We report on experiments with open and closed boundary conditions and discuss the consequences of ensuring microscopic locality on the emergent animat behaviours need the macroscopic boundaries.