Designing stigmergic systems requires knowledge that is not
usually associated with designing Web sites or knowledge
management systems. To cover any knowledge gaps, the references
have been chosen to provide a brief introduction to essential
subject areas. The references are separated into various
categories. The links to these categories are listed on the
left. Each category has its own separate list of links, some of
which present the information in pop up windows. The categories
are divided up as follows: These references cover the basic
concept of stigmergy and how it was originally conceived from
the study of social insect colonies. Stigmergic systems are
notoriously difficult to describe. These are reference to
articles that attempt to describe their enigmatic nature.
Complexity and chaos Stigmergy is about self-organization and
emergence. It is impossible to appreciate these without a basic
knowledge of chaos and complexity.These reference provide a
starting point for this subject area Creating stigme