List of MicroSims

Interactive Micro Simulations to help students explore mythical beasts, AI hype, technology fantasy, and the fine art of spotting unicorns in the wild.

• Adaptive Learning Feedback Loop

  

  Step-through visualization showing how an adaptive learning system adjusts content based on student performance.

• AGI Timeline Claims History

  

  Interactive timeline comparing AGI predictions against actual AI milestones, revealing the persistent gap.

• AI Hype Cycle with Mythical Beasts

  

  Interactive hype cycle curve with AI technologies plotted and mythical beasts marking each phase.

• AI Pitch Deck Anatomy

  

  Interactive pitch deck viewer where students evaluate claims on each slide using a traffic-light rating system.

• AI Unicorn Feature Generator

  

  Configure an AI-enhanced unicorn by selecting features and see the resulting satirical venture capital valuation.

• Ancient Unicorn Civilizations Map

  

  Interactive map showing historical unicorn sightings and cultural references from 2600 BCE to Silicon Valley.

• Beast Allegory Network

  

  Network graph showing 11 mythical beasts connected to their real-world allegorical counterparts.

• Beast Classification Framework

  

  Interactive radar chart for comparing mythical beast characteristics across six dimensions.

• Beast Classifier

  

  Adjust six sliders to create a beast profile and find the closest matching mythical creature.

• Bestiary of Vaporware Field Guide

  

  Dual-framework classification tool assigning both a mythical beast and vaporware level to technologies.

• Blockchain Vaporware Classifier

  

  Drag blockchain applications onto a five-level vaporware spectrum from Shipping Product to Pure Unicorn.

• Centaur Collaboration Spectrum

  

  Select a job role and adjust task characteristics to see where it falls on the augmentation-to-replacement spectrum.

• Claim Verification Decision Tree

  

  Navigate a decision tree to systematically evaluate whether an AI claim is verified, plausible, or unsupported.

• Education Technology Adoption Lag

  

  Horizontal bar chart comparing technology adoption lag in education from calculators to generative AI.

• Five Years Away Timeline

  

  Dual-track timeline showing quantum computing predictions versus actual milestones.

• Graph Viewer

  

  Interactive learning graph viewer showing concept dependencies and relationships.

• Great Mythical Venn Diagram

  

  Drag 15 concept cards into the correct region of a three-circle Venn diagram: Fictional, Real, or Both.

• Hype Cycle Journey

  

  Step-through interactive showing a deer's journey through the five phases of the technology hype cycle.

• How a Large Language Model Works

  

  Seven-stage step-through visualization of how an LLM processes a prompt and generates text.

• LinkedIn Skill Inflation Tracker

  

  Dual-line chart comparing growth of LinkedIn AI skill claims against actual job postings requiring those skills.

• Media Literacy Evaluation Framework

  

  Evaluate AI media examples using a five-step checklist covering source, claims, incentives, and omissions.

• Medieval Unicorn Belief Network

  

  Network graph showing connections between medieval beliefs about unicorns, from purity to royal symbolism.

• Metaverse Hype Cycle History

  

  Four overlapping hype curves showing the repeating boom-bust pattern of VR and metaverse cycles.

• Modern Unicorn Economy

  

  Horizontal bar chart showing the distribution of unicorn startups across industry sectors.

• Moving the Goalposts Timeline

  

  Interactive timeline pairing AI achievements with the dismissals that followed each milestone.

• Perpetual Beta Product Lifecycle

  

  Dual-line chart comparing traditional software maturity curves against perpetual beta products.

• Product-Market Fit Spectrum

  

  Drag startup scenario cards to their correct position on a spectrum from Verified PMF to Mythical PMF.

• Real or Fake Interactive Quiz

  

  Classify 12 statements as real quotes, fictional textbook quotes, or press release language.

• Unicorn Lifecycle Allegory

  

  Step-through showing a startup's lifecycle mapped to different mythical beasts at each funding stage.

• Unicorn Population Dynamics

  

  Population dynamics simulator modeling unicorn startup populations affected by belief, funding, and reality.

• Unicorn Symbolism Timeline

  

  Interactive timeline tracing unicorn sightings and cultural significance from 2600 BCE to the present.

• Unicorn Valuation Growth Chart

  

  Dual-axis chart showing the exponential growth in both the number and combined valuation of unicorn startups.