If you’re interested in why #covid-19 tracing apps are important and the most privacy-friendly way to implement them, please read this interactive essay by Nicky Case and play with the colorful simulations of all our possible futures. For Simon, this has been the entrance into the Nicky Case @ncasenmare universe (first recommended by 3Blue1Brown). Simon has been gulping down the playable essays on human networks and the spread of complex ideas, self-synchronization in nature, the shape of society and several other burning themes (like coming out and anxiety) and watching Nicky Case’s talks, like this one. Nicky is a self-made indie artist, programmer and writer making very edgy, very 21st century multimedia products that are both profound in content and have an engaging/interactive interface. It’s as if reading an informative piece is turned into a game. And that’s exactly what Nicky stands for: learning through play and messing about. Maybe that’s why Simon has embraced his works so eagerly, Nicky has proven to be one of those perfect matches for our self-directed learning style.
Simon has made a remix of Nicky’s Evolution of Trust, an iterated prisoner’s dilemma: https://editor.p5js.org/simontiger/present/oOurTdGWT
Simon’s code: https://editor.p5js.org/simontiger/sketches/oOurTdGWT
Geeks out of the box 