Creativity, emergence and evolution in design
Knowledge-Based SystemsPublished 1 November 1996
John S. Gero
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Frameworks for both representation and process for a computational model of creative design are presented; the representational framework is based on design prototypes whilst the process framework isbased on an evolutionary model.
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This paper commences by outlining notions of creativity before examining the role of emergence in creative design. Various process models of emergence are presented; these are based on notions of additive and substitutive variables resulting in additive and substitutive schemas. Frameworks for both representation and process for a computational model of creative design are presented. The representational framework is based on design prototypes whilst the process framework is based on an evolutionary model. The computational model brings both representation and process together.
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