Yes, it is very interesting topic, I could learn a lot about nature and other systems like human body in this subjects. It is intricate how our universe works!
We used software called NetLogo. It's a free software, where you can easily create different multi-agent simulations. It was actually really fun to use. It can be used for education and even learning of some simple programming. I really like the script language, as it is super intuitive and easy to understand.
RE: Generative Systems - Coding project