But don't give up. It's a good idea that needs better front-end and more advanced math and pattern generation at the back-end. If you auto-generate images that no one else has and are appealing then you might have a sustainable business.
That's great news. Keep doing it. I was thinking about using finite state machines to generate eye-catching structures. I'm guessing that you are using genetic algorithms to create populations of lurepets and improve them using users' input.
You could build a google app engine web app to do that. Users that will train your genetic algorithms will get discount for their t-shirts. You would use google "in-app" purchases API to sell your t-shirts. If you get enough data from users you can try to personalize, e.g. association rules, if someone bought t-shirt A then he is likely to by t-shirt B.
Note to self: web app that uses genetic algorithms to improve its product and association rules to sell more is also a data mining web app.
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I like the idea of generating an image and selling it as a t-shirt but you have to do better than this.
Website design is not very appealing. Have a look what other people do: http://dribbble.com/
Your LurePets are not a new idea. Zazzle is selling them already: http://www.zazzle.com/lurepets+gifts . Personally I like fractal t-shirts more: http://www.zazzle.com/fractal+tshirts
But don't give up. It's a good idea that needs better front-end and more advanced math and pattern generation at the back-end. If you auto-generate images that no one else has and are appealing then you might have a sustainable business.
Actually, Zazzle ones are mine :) But I see that it's not clear enough.
Thanks for the feedback.
That's great news. Keep doing it. I was thinking about using finite state machines to generate eye-catching structures. I'm guessing that you are using genetic algorithms to create populations of lurepets and improve them using users' input.
You could build a google app engine web app to do that. Users that will train your genetic algorithms will get discount for their t-shirts. You would use google "in-app" purchases API to sell your t-shirts. If you get enough data from users you can try to personalize, e.g. association rules, if someone bought t-shirt A then he is likely to by t-shirt B.
Note to self: web app that uses genetic algorithms to improve its product and association rules to sell more is also a data mining web app.