The best "bang for the buck" in a simulation I know of is the evolution simulator from the classic article "Simulated evolution: wherein bugs learn to hunt bact

The best "bang for the buck" in a simulation I know of is the evolution simulator from the classic article "Simulated evolution: wherein bugs learn to hunt bacteria" by A.K. Dewdney. Here's a java applet version someone made: http://cs.gmu.edu/~eclab/projects/mason/projects/dewdneybugs/ http://cs.gmu.edu/~eclab/projects/mason/projects/dewdneybugs...