Section 3: Evolutionary Learning and Agent-based Simulation

Key Learning Points

• Explain the model of the replicator dynamics, a simple model inspired by evolutionary biology.
• Explain the concept of evolutionarily stable strategies, a stability concept that is related to the replicator dynamic.

Activities

1. Read Section 7.7 of the textbook
2. Watch Evolutionary Game Theory and Evolutionarily Stable Strategies.

3. Download and run the NetLogo model on Evolutionary Game Theory or NetLogo Model on Replicator Dynamics.

   Note: Due to the version update of NetLogo, some modifications may be needed (referring to the transition guide of NetLogo from NetLogo site.)

4. Discuss the following question in the discussion forum: In general, which game matrices have cycles for fictitious play?