How do I discover what day/night and seasonal cycles are like on a hypothetical unusual planet? [more inside]
posted by The otter lady on Nov 2, 2009 - 5 answers

Where can I find a reference chart of the electrical characteristics of common electric guitar pick-ups? [more inside]
posted by mhjb on Oct 7, 2009 - 1 answer

Survival simulation video games (not horror)...help me find some. Looking for recommendations on survival games (like Lost in Blue, Sims Castaways, etc.) for the PC. [more inside]
posted by Elminster24 on Aug 11, 2009 - 7 answers

Looking for the best resources for learning about agent-based modeling and social science simulation. [more inside]
posted by proj on Feb 10, 2009 - 2 answers

Have you got any logistical or planning suggestions for leading an 8th grade earth science class through a pretend town meeting on an environmental topic? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 16, 2008 - 6 answers

Can anyone direct me to some good sources of algorithms or tutorials that will help me to creater something somewhat more complex than a 2D particle system? [more inside]
posted by le morte de bea arthur on Oct 12, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm working on a computer simulation of the solar system, but I need data on the positions and velocities on planets and their moons. (more inside) [more inside]
posted by deansfurniture5 on Mar 17, 2008 - 5 answers

What strategy/simulation based games would I love? [more inside]
posted by JPowers on Feb 27, 2008 - 34 answers

What video games feature Los Angeles as the setting? [more inside]
posted by serial_consign on Jan 13, 2008 - 14 answers

Seeking recommendations for some great space exploration/simulation games. [more inside]
posted by Rhaomi on Dec 20, 2007 - 10 answers

I am searching for examples of The Infinite, or the immeasurably large, in our mythologies and archetypes. I am also interested in the categories of Truth which came out of the emergence of Western, ontological thought. Does the trust in a rationally conceivable reality deny us the infinity of the mythological realm? By rooting ourselves in the present, and denying atemporal mythologies, do we also deny the infinite origins from where we came? [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Nov 28, 2007 - 22 answers

Looking for electronics simulation software. [more inside]
posted by larry_darrell on Oct 8, 2007 - 6 answers

Can you help me solve this (not homework) computer science problem? [more inside]
posted by yellowbkpk on Oct 3, 2007 - 21 answers

Possible-Neuroscience-filter: How can I simulate the way things look through our fovea vs. through our peripheral? Using Photoshop. [more inside]
posted by Brainy on Oct 1, 2007 - 4 answers

I've got a month off and I need a new game to play. I bought Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind in a bargain bin on a whim, played it and really liked it. What other games would I like? [more inside]
posted by ninazer0 on Sep 13, 2007 - 17 answers

I've recently been playing Freespace SCP and it's been making me think about realistic space simulation, and the lack thereof. [more inside]
posted by RustyBrooks on Jul 20, 2007 - 26 answers

Help me find software to animate my molecular dynamics simulation [more inside]
posted by SBMike on May 25, 2007 - 10 answers

Help me simulate highway traffic using Java. I'm up to my ears in ArrayLists, and I don't know how to swim! [more inside]
posted by reeddavid on Jan 16, 2007 - 12 answers

Looking for good, free, flexible programs that I can use to simulate single transferable vote elections.
posted by By The Grace of God on Jan 9, 2007 - 2 answers

Need help finding classroom demonstratable examples of software simulation. [more inside]
posted by carson on Oct 12, 2006 - 9 answers

How can I mix astronaut background sounds and change my voice so it sounds like I'm using one of the radios from the old-NASA spaceflight days? [more inside]
posted by Smedleyman on Sep 14, 2006 - 10 answers

Where can I find airport diagrams for non-U.S. airports? [more inside]
posted by drleary on Aug 1, 2006 - 4 answers

OptimizationFilter: I need to maximize a function of about ten variables. I can only approximate the value of this function at any point, by running a simulation which takes about a minute of computation time. [more inside] [more inside]
posted by lenny70 on Apr 8, 2006 - 19 answers

I am searching for a simulation software. Within the simulation the velocity of 2 conveyor belts that transport workpieces of different sizes should be optimized. The software will be operated from salespeople to approach a customer and should make complex incidents understandable.
posted by germanguy on Nov 6, 2005 - 5 answers

How do cells form various shapes? [more inside]
posted by delmoi on Jul 13, 2005 - 10 answers