I just spent six hours researching Spore

...and while that may have been an enormous mistake, it did allow me to stumble across this video. (Yes, I am aware it is an hour and thirty minutes long. I was entranced the entire time. Then again, I am still on narcotics.)

Really interesting stuff! I'd never really thought about generating seemingly complex structures so simply. But the instant he compared it to DNA, my brain went *bing* and it all made perfect sense. (Also, Brian Eno rules.)

Yeah, I broke down and pre-ordered it. I am already designing characters in my head, and the damn thing is still three months away.