Introduction to NetLogo

Abstract NetLogo is a programming environment which allows for the construction and exploration of agent-based models. Developed at the Center for Connected Learning, the software currently draws from StarLogoT, which is available for Mac OSX, and StarLogo, which was developed at MIT’s Media Laboratory. It is the latter that has had the greatest influence on the programming language used by NetLogo, known as Logo, which was itself inspired by the Lisp programming language family. The history of Logo allows for a partial understanding of NetLogo’s philosophy.