Current Release
Version: 2.0.x ongoing
Avida Digital Life Platform
About Avida
Avida is an auto-adaptive genetic system designed primarily for use as a platform in Digital or Artificial Life research. In lay terms, Avida is a digital world in which self-replicating computer programs mutate and evolve.
Avida allows us to study questions and perform experiments in evolutionary dynamics and theoretical biology that are intractable in real biological systems.
Download
Avida versions are available from a variety of development and research stages. Platform support exists for most Unix-like environments, and tested environments are listed below. Mac refers specifically to Xcode on OS X, Win refers to MS Visual Studio through the use of the CMake build system.
| Version | Date | Description | Platform(s) | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0.x | Ongoing | Current development and research continue on this refactoring of Avida which includes a new CPU model and some initial tests with a QT GUI and Python Bindings. | Mac, Unix, Win |
Sourceforge |
| 1.6.0 | 9/29/2000 | Many new features. See info for details. | Unix | .tar.gz |
| 1.4.0 | 9/29/2000 | Major rework. Added events and other features. | Unix | .tar.gz |
| 1.3.2 | 11/11/1999 | Fixed problems with ncurses so that avida runs under RedHat Linux 6.x, as well as some other bugs. | Unix | .tar.gz |
| 1.3.1 | 9/7/1999 | Runs under RedHat Linux 5.x, but doesn't update properly when in 6.x when using the viewer. | Unix | .tar.gz |
| 1.3.0 | 8/12/1999 | Unix | .tar.gz | |
| 1.0.1 | 5/7/1998 | Unix | .tar.gz |
Contact and Mailing Lists
We will post fixes or new features as we develop them. Please go to our development website on sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/avida) to report any bugs that you find or if you want to request a feature or submit a patch.
If you would like to be involved in discussions about ongoing Avida research or development, you should join the Yahoo Group DigitalEvolution. If you are only interested in receiving notifications when we have published a new paper or when a major addition has been made to the software, join this group, but set your status to "Special Notices". We expect, on average, there will only be 1-2 special notices per month.