A game for grown-ups: Traffic Simulation

Subtly complex (free) in-browser games to control the flow of traffic

Ever hear the word ‘gridlock’? It’s real, and you can create it in realtime.

From the person who literally wrote the book on traffic flow dynamics (called…Traffic Flow Dynamics), we bring you two basic in-browser “games”: Routing Game and Ramp Metering Game. Crafted by Martin Treiber, the open source, in-browser games couldn’t be easier in concept: move a predetermined number of vehicles through a scenario in the least amount of time.