Resources and Links

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NetLogo Learning Materials from the User Community

Books:

Simulation for the Social Scientist
by Nigel Gilbert and Klaus G. Troitzsch
Covers NetLogo in addition to other tools.

Tutorials (in addition to those in the NetLogo User Manual):

Complexity Workshop Tutorials: NetLogo and RePast
by Owen Densmore
The NetLogo tutorial material, aimed at “computer-shy scientists and other computer novices,” covers both usage and programming, in the context of a model in which turtles form pairs which grow into large clusters.
NetLogo Learning Lab
from the Mesa State College Center for Agent-Based Modeling
Includes tutorial "Learning Labs", as well as "Study Guides" which discuss specific topics. Some of the material is adapted from the NetLogo User Manual and other sources, and some is unique to the site.
Turtle Epidemic: A NetLogo Simulation Activity
by Gerald J. Balzano
A three page tutorial that uses the example of an infection spreading through a population of turtles.
Programming Tutorial
by Christian Jost
A nine page tutorial based on Tutorial 3 in our User Manual, but using firefly synchronization instead of hill-climbing as the example problem. (It is in English, but procedure and variable names are in French to help the French students for whom it was adapted.)

Tutorials on specific topics:

Importing Topographic Maps into NetLogo: A Study Guide
from the Mesa State College Center for Agent-Based Modeling
“Sometimes it is important to have the topography of an area one is trying to model because it may be unique in some way. To facilitate the desire to have a model represent some real topography, data available from the United States Geological Survey can be modified and read into a NetLogo model...”

Tools:

NetLogo Publication Script
by Steven Brewer
A script for simplifying the publication and updating of NetLogo models on the web.
BBEdit Language Module
by Dave Hurley
Syntax-colors NetLogo code in the the Mac text editor BBEdit.
NetLogo VIM Syntax File
by Steven T. Stoddard
Syntax-colors NetLogo code in the the VIM text editor.

General resources:

CCL Research Papers
Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University
This is a complete list of our research papers, most of which involve NetLogo (or its predecessor StarLogoT).
NetLogopedia
from the Advanced Learning Center at Mesa State College
"The NetLogopedia is a new resource for NetLogo users, intended to provide an interactive user-controlled knowledgebase about NetLogo... In addition to providing a reference to NetLogo, the NetLogopedia will provide a wealth of information on agent-based modeling in general and issues involved in modeling complex adaptive systems."

Workshops on NetLogo:

NetLogo workshop at Agent 2006
University of Chicago, Gleacher Center, Chicago, IL
September 18-20, 2006
NetLogo workshop at NAACSOS 2006
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
June 21st, 2006
NetLogo workshop at SwarmFest 2006
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
June 25th, 2006
NetLogo workshop at Agent 2005
University of Chicago, Gleacher Center, Chicago, IL
October 10-12, 2005
NetLogo Workshop 2004
Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University
Scheduled for July 19-23, 2004.
Second Annual Workshop on Agent-Based Modeling with NetLogo
Advanced Learning Center, Mesa State College
Scheduled for July 25-31, 2004.

Classes using NetLogo:

CS 395/495: Designing and Constructing Models with Multi-Agent Languages
Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University
Online materials include a series of assignments and links to projects created by students.
ICPSR Summer School: Complex Systems Models in the Social Sciences
Kenneth Kollman, Scott Page, and Rick Riolo, University of Michigan
Online materials include lecture notes, "A condensed introduction to NetLogo", and suggested exercises.
GEM2503M/CZ2307: Thinking Science On Computer
Kan Chen, National University of Singapore
Class materials include some lectures notes on introductory NetLogo, an FAQ with some NetLogo usage notes, a series of NetLogo-based lab assignments, and a page containing 19 models built by students.
CSCE 782: MultiAgent Systems
Jose M. Vidal, University of South Carolina
Class materials include a series of NetLogo-based Problem Sets.
Graduate Workshops in Computational Social Sciences and Economics
John Miller, Santa Fe Institute
Some student projects were made with NetLogo.