The Beginner's Guide to NetLogo Programming

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Video tutorials

Disease model from scratch

Let's create a simple infectious disease model from scratch.

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Forest fire model from scratch

Learn how to use patches to model the spread of a forest fire.

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Information spread over a network

Create a network of turtles in NetLogo and move information over it.

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Exploring the Models Library

NetLogo's Models Library is an invaluable resource. Learn how to access it.

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Articles and guides

• Getting started with NetLogo

  Learn how to install NetLogo on your computer and start creating your models.

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• Common NetLogo error messages and how to fix them

  It is frustrating to figure out what an error message means and how to get rid of it. Read this article to learn about most common NetLogo error messages.

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• What does each color indicate in NetLogo programming

  Some words in a NetLogo code window are blue, some are green, some are brown. Why is this the case? What do those colors indicate?

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• Shapes and colors in NetLogo

  Learn how to customize the look of your models with NetLogo's Turtle Shapes Editor, Link Shapes Editor, and Color Swatches tools.

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