Thursday, October 10, 2013

Interactive web resources on Self-Organizing Systems

WATOR Predator-Prey Simulation

WATOR is a simulation of the interaction over time of predator and prey in a small rectangular area
Language: Java (runs in Browser)
http://www.leinweb.com/snackbar/wator/

Fish School and Predator

This is a simulation of a fish school, where each fish tries to align to its comrades, forming a fish swarm after some time.

Language: Scratch (runs in Browser via Adobe Flash)
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/10734382

Ant Simulator

Simulation of virtual ants looking for food.
Language: Java (runs in Browser)
http://newton-nes.uni-klu.ac.at/~wilfried/ants/


Conway's Game of Life

Interactive cellular automata simulation.
 Language: Java (runs in Browser)
http://www.bitstorm.org/gameoflife/

Foxes and Rabbits Predator-Prey System

Simulation of a small ecosystem involving a fast-breedin prey (rabbits) and predators (foxes) feeding on them.
Language: Scratch (runs in Browser via Adobe Flash)
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/10699259/

Slime Mold Simulation

Explanation: http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/Slime

Language: Netlogo (runs in Browser via Java)
http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/run.cgi?Slime.651.477

Fireflies

Explanation: http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/Fireflies
Language: Netlogo (runs in Browser via Java)
http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/run.cgi?Fireflies.763.498

Segregation

Explanation: http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/Segregation
Language: Netlogo (runs in Browser via Java)
http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/run.cgi?Segregation.734.460

Twitter Network Analysis

Interactiv webpage for analyzing trends on Twitter. 
 
Language: Javascript
http://truthy.indiana.edu/politics