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Expand Up @@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ Here we illustrate how the tools from ALTK can be used to develop reusable code

To run a basic signaling game simulation, use the following command:

`python3 main.py configs/two.yml`
`python3 main.py configs/two.yml`

This will produce results in the folder called `outputs/two`, including plots, weights and the resulting 'languages'.

## Defining new games
## Experimenting

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<summary> Here are some details about changing game parameters and using ALTK more generally to do signaling games.
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### Existing game parameters

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- defining different or multiple objectives besides perfect recovery of atomic states
- exploring different evolutionary trajectories of languages in the 2D trade-off space of $( \text{simplicity}, \text{informativeness} )$.

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## Resources

Research in signaling games is extensive and interdisciplinary. Here are a few resources:
Research in signaling games is extensive and interdisciplinary.
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<summary>
Here are a few resources:
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- The idea of a signaling game was introduced by David Lewis in his book, [Convention](https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Convention:+A+Philosophical+Study-p-9780631232568).
- A gentle but profound introduction to signaling games research is Brian Skyrms' book, [Signals](https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199580828.001.0001/acprof-9780199580828).
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> Skyrms, Brian. 2010. Signals: Evolution, Learning, and Information. Oxford: Oxford University Press. <https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199580828.001.0001>.

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