10. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein: said actions are selected from a list of actions programmed into the computer.
8. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied thereon configured to operate on a computer, comprising: code to cause the computer to keep track of a list of attributes of a digital life form; code for causing the digital life form to formulate concepts based on at least one percept of at least one object; and code to cause the computer to cause the digital life form to take actions based upon the concepts in order to maintain its own vitality.