Citizens[] about 2017 HOT 6 OPEN

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with! I'll be curious to see if it interfaces with your research (I know people have gone both ways in the past...)

from 2017.

All done!

from 2017.

What I like most about this entry is the idea of each new citizen influencing the decision to approve/reject further citizens based on self-similar characteristics. In the beginning it is quite open, but by the end it has produced a "society" that is a rigorous monoculture and highly insular (and only admits 21 people in 50,000 words!). It reminds me a lot of some ideas I've read on how widespread segregation can arise from very local preferences, e.g. this simulation from Vi Hart and Nicky Case. http://ncase.me/polygons/

The little summary interviews are a nice touch, very humanizing.

from 2017.

Thanks! Honestly, it's more about ensuring I'm talking less out of my arse ;).

from 2017.

Got the script working. Needs some work to add some more drama, so next step is creating some short, boiler-plate testimonies from each applicant to give some weight to their acceptance/refusal. Will also be adding in a bunch more attributes and figuring out how to display the output.

from 2017.

Hey Greg, thanks very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it :). Parable of The Polygons was a bit of an influence if I'm honest, it's a great little game that manages to be both cute and thought-provoking.

from 2017.