Ever wondered what would happen if the world was just a little bit different? This fast introduction to agent-based modeling will introduce an offline tool (http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/) that can get you modeling complicated multi-agent environments quickly, allowing you to answer such wonderings. This is the first hour of a 3-hour workshop, and if there is enough interest, then the longer workshop will be offered in the future.  
 
Participants are encouraged to download and install NetLogo 6.0.4 in advance of the workshop in order to follow along with the shared examples from the included library of models. Note that NetLogo uses Java so the installation can take longer than expected. We will not be able to wait for installs to complete to start the workshop. Please reach out in advance if you have trouble.