ncase/polygons
A playable post on how harmless choices can make a harmful world. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
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- age_days: 4371
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Adoption not part of the score
1356 stars · 243 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Parable of the Polygons is an interactive, playable web essay by Vi Hart and Nicky Case demonstrating how small individual biases can produce large-scale societal segregation, based on a Schelling segregation model. It combines drag-and-drop simulations, animated visualizations, and narrative text, released into the public domain under CC0.
Use cases
- teach students about emergent segregation from mild individual bias
- explore Schelling segregation models interactively
- use an interactive simulation in a sociology or ethics classroom
- remix or adapt a public-domain interactive explainer
- demonstrate tipping points and unstable equilibria in social systems
- build video or text adaptations of an interactive lesson
When to choose
- you need an engaging, ready-to-use interactive lesson on segregation and collective bias
- you want public-domain (CC0) material you can freely remix for teaching
- you want a lightweight browser-based simulation with no setup
When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose agent-based modeling framework or research simulation tool
- you need rigorous, configurable scientific simulation software rather than a fixed narrative experience
- you need a native desktop or mobile application
Facets
application · maturity stable
simulation data-visualization education data-visualization social-media cross-platform browser interactive-explainer segregation-simulation schelling-model playable-post game-like-lesson public-domain education algorithms web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ncase/polygons · fetched 2026-08-28 · 045a28080386
- homepage: http://ncase.me/polygons · fetched 2026-08-29 · ebaa10dd35ae
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| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
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| ncase/polygons | main | 32 |
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