Science · Interactive article
Horde of the Flies
Adjust a simple model of moving animals to explore how local alignment can produce flocking, swarming, and synchronized group motion.
Created by Dirk Brockmann.
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This interactive article gives you a visual way into science. The key ideas include complex systems, collective behavior, flocking, Vicsek model.
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