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🌍 Cultural Dynamics: Axelrod Model (2D)

Interactive 2D grid model of cultural dissemination: neighbours that share traits become more alike, so cultural regions form, borders freeze or drift, and mass media can homogenise the map.

Society & Economics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

Details

CategorySociety & Economics

RenderingCanvas 2D

DifficultyModerate

Target FPS60

ControlsSliders for grid size, number of features, traits per feature, drift rate, media strength and speed; Von Neumann or Moore neighbourhood, colour-by modes, inspect cells and paint a new culture onto the grid, with live region count, cohesion and border graphs.

cultural dynamicsAxelrod modelcultural diffusionsocial simulationcultural driftmass media

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⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 2D grid model of cultural dissemination: neighbours that share traits become more alike, so cultural regions form, borders freeze or drift, and mass media can homogenise the map.

cultural dynamicsAxelrod modelcultural diffusionsocial simulationcultural driftmass media

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install