gensbased
Gensbased is a neologism used in online communities and speculative design to describe a generation-based approach to creating artifacts, systems, or content. It does not have a formal definition in canonical references, and its meaning varies by context.
Etymology and usage: The term blends gens, the Latin plural meaning "clans" or "people," with based, slang
Concept and characteristics: A gensbased workflow typically involves iterative cycles in which multiple candidate outputs are
Applications: In generative art, music, game design, and generative AI systems, gensbased describes processes that evolve
Relationship to related terms and caveats: Gensbased overlaps with concepts such as genetic algorithms, evolutionary computation,
See also: genetic algorithm; generative design; generative art; open source.