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StarLogo TNG: Learn
| Level | Title | Description |
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| 1. Beginner | Quick Start Guide | Brief overview of the interface and basics like dragging blocks to the canvas, connecting them, and double-clicking to execute commands. PDF Flash version (opens in a... |
| 1. Beginner | How to Navigate in Spaceland | Spaceland is the 3D environment where all of the created agents and the environment itself execute the blocks on the canvas. This guide will teach you about the Spaceland... |
| 1. Beginner | How to Edit Breeds | Breeds in StarLogo TNG are categories of agents that share the same shape. You can create multiple agents of the same breed that execute the same set of blocks in parallel... |
| 1. Beginner | How to Edit Spaceland Terrain | The terrain in Spaceland can be altered to create unique environments for your projects. This tutorial is also in the Orientation activity. Webpage PDF ... |
| 1. Beginner | How to Color and Draw on Spaceland Terrain | The draw tab is located in the bottom part of the Spaceland window. It's used to draw on the Spaceland terrain. Webpage PDF |
| 1. Beginner | Complexity Science and StarLogo TNG | The science of complex systems is the science of systems that are highly interconnected, have behaviors that are sensitive to initial conditions, and have outcomes that are... |
| 2. Intermediate | How to Create a Procedure | A procedure, in StarLogo, contains a set of instructions or commands that an agent can call to execute within the program. Procedures are useful when you want to use a set... |
| 2. Intermediate | How to Edit Levels | You can save one or more edited terrain as "levels" and load one at a time as needed for your game or model. Webpage PDF |
| 2. Intermediate | Build an Epidemic Model | Step-by-step tutorial that results in an extensible model. Teaches the use of variables, monitors, line graphs, and sliders. Webpage PDF |
| 2. Intermediate | Build a Paintball Game | The Paintball project illustrates some of the basic game-play elements that can be easily programmed with StarLogo TNG. This includes movement, collisions, terrain and... |
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