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Further Reading
Complexification, by John Casti This book on the science of complexity written by mathematician John Casti is a non-technical but nevertheless sophisticated approach to the topic. The wide-ranging subject matter, including everything from fractals and emergence to strange attractors and the Turing Test offers a strong introduction to the study of complex systems. Recommended:
Chapter 1: The Simple and the Complex Chapter 6: The Emergent Emergence: From Chaos to Order, by John Holland Known as the "father of genetic algorithms," John Holland is a mathematician and computer scientist. Although the later chapters become somewhat technical, the earlier ones provide a solid introduction to game theory and cellular autonoma. Many of the problems presented in the book relate specifically to game rules and game AI. Recommended:
Chapter 2: Games and Numbers Chapter 3: Maps, Game Theory, and Computer-Based Modeling Emergence, by Stephen Johnson A popular introduction to emergent systems and complexity, in Emergence,digital culture maven Stephen Johnson reports on a variety of emergent phenomena, from ant colonies to urban planning to computer games. Recommended:
Chapter 1: The Myth of the Ant Queen Chapter 5: Control Artist Grammatical Man, by Jeremy Campbell Grammatical Man is a wide-ranging, journalistic account of the development of complexity theory, systems theory, information theory, game theory, genetics, and related developments in science and engineering. As a general introduction to the way that these diverse fields integrate, it is a valuable resource. Recommended:
Part One: Establishing the Theory of Information Part Two: Nature as an Information Process Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams, by Mitchel Resnick A student of Seymour Papert, Mitchel Resnick is a faculty member at the MIT Media Lab, and his research group is responsible for, among other things, LEGO Mindstorms. Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams is a highly accessible book about decentralized systems.The volume includes both a general introduction to the subject as well as detailed accounts of Resnick's own work in the field with StarLogo. Recommended: Chapter 1: Foundations
