- Artificial Life > Iterated Prisoner Dilemma

Game and simulation based on Prisoners Dilemma game theory as described in The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins: coded in Javascript by Wayne Davis.

This site aims to be a comprehensive repository of information on the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma, a major topic in artificial life, and a look at cooperation (and evolution of cooperation) between agents.

Some links on ethical and political aspect of the Prisoner's Dilemma.

This is a very complete description of the prisoner's dilemma and its variations.

A simple yet powerful model for the problem of cooperation versus conflict in groups. The JAVA applet demonstrates the spread of 'altruism' and 'exploitation for personal gain.'

This site offers a way to learn how to study the evolution of cooperation through 3 models, based on the Prisoner's Dilemma. (Java applets included).