Science · Interactive demo
How do a few turns become one direction?
Change only the strength of local heading alignment while speed, neighborhood, noise and seed stay fixed; follow the directional-order readout without treating it as flock tightness.
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This interactive demo gives you a visual way into science. The key ideas include flocking models, local alignment, collective motion, agent-based models.
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