Continuing generation of novelty, complexity, and adaptation are well-established as core aspects of open-ended evolution. However, it has yet to be firmly established to what extent these phenomena are coupled and by what means they interact. In this work, we track the co-evolution of novelty, complexity, and adaptation in a case study from the DISHTINY simulation system, which is designed to study the evolution of digital multicellularity. In this case study, we describe ten qualitatively distinct multicellular morphologies, several of which exhibit asymmetrical growth and distinct life stages. We contextualize the evolutionary history of these morphologies with measurements of complexity and adaptation. Our case study suggests a loose -- sometimes divergent -- relationship can exist among novelty, complexity, and adaptation.

翻译：持续产生新奇性、复杂性与适应性已被确认为开放性进化的核心特征。然而，这些现象之间耦合的程度及其相互作用机制尚未得到明确验证。本研究追踪了DISHTINY仿真系统案例中新奇性、复杂性与适应性的协同进化过程，该系统专为研究数字多细胞性的进化而设计。在该案例研究中，我们描述了十种性质各异的多细胞形态，其中数种展现出非对称生长和独特的生命周期阶段。我们通过复杂性与适应性测量手段，将这些形态的进化历史置于具体语境中进行分析。本研究案例表明，新奇性、复杂性与适应性之间可能存在一种松散——有时甚至相互背离——的关系。